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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Dream Chaser® orbital structural airframe at Lockheed Martin in Ft. Worth, Texas. Credit: Lockheed Martin


Scale models of NASA’s Commercial Crew program vehicles and launchers; Boeing CST-100, Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser, SpaceX Dragon. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com

1 posted on 08/10/2014 9:38:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Bad link. Try this!

http://www.universetoday.com/113414/airframe-structure-for-first-commercial-dream-chaser-spacecraft-unveiled/


2 posted on 08/10/2014 9:41:57 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: BenLurkin

Better link below. Thanks for the update BenLurkin.

http://www.universetoday.com/113414/airframe-structure-for-first-commercial-dream-chaser-spacecraft-unveiled/#more-113414


3 posted on 08/10/2014 9:43:19 AM PDT by rktman (Ethnicity: Nascarian. Race: Daytonafivehundrian)
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To: BenLurkin

I think they are jumping the gun a bit taking a photo of a piece right after it’s been taken out of the autoclave. Nice, but they have many more pieces to fab and assemble before they have a spacecraft.


5 posted on 08/10/2014 9:44:18 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: BenLurkin

My wife would love one of those


9 posted on 08/10/2014 11:54:39 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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