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  • NASA May Have Put the Nail in the Coffin for Sierra Space Dream Chaser... [13:15]

    10/03/2025 10:54:28 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    YouTube ^ | October 3, 2025 | Ellie in Space
    [snip] In fact, I saw someone who actually worked on the Sierra Space Dreamchaser comment about this. I wanted to interview him, but right now he's working for SpaceX, which means he can't do interviews. But he wrote, "I spent years tiling this ship, drilling composites and making every detail perfect. Management was a disaster and even tried to convince us they were on par with SpaceX. Now that I work on Starship, comments like that sound even more childish than before. RIP Chaser never to be." [/snip] NASA May Have Put the Nail in the Coffin for Sierra Space...
  • Announcing Orbital Reef - Your Address in Orbit [Blue Origin, so, uh, no]

    10/26/2021 3:16:06 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 10 replies
    YouTube ^ | October 25, 2021 | Blue Origin
    Blue Origin and Sierra Space have announced plans for Orbital Reef, a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. The station will open the next chapter of human space exploration and development by facilitating the growth of a vibrant ecosystem and business model for the future. Orbital Reef is backed by space industry leaders and teammates including Boeing, Redwire Space, Genesis Engineering Solutions, and Arizona State University.Designed to open multiple new markets in space, Orbital Reef will provide anyone with the opportunity to establish their own address on orbit. This unique destination will...