Tenacity
TypeLifting body spaceplane
Serial no.DC101
OwnerSierra Nevada Corporation
ManufacturerSierra Nevada Corporation
Specifications
PowerSolar panels
RocketVulcan Centaur
History
First flight
Dream Chasers

Dream Chaser Tenacity (DC101) is the first Dream Chaser spacecraft expected to fly in space. Manufactured by the Sierra Nevada Corporation, it will first fly to the International Space Station as part of the SNC Demo-1 mission in 2024, under the CRS-2 contract.[2]

Background

The Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded a CRS-2 contract for by NASA for six operational resupply spaceflights to the International Space Station. SNC Demo-1 is a demo flight that will precede the operational resupply flights if the mission is successful.[3]

Tenacity and other Dream Chasers will be mated with a Shooting Star module, which will provide an additional 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) of payload capacity, in addition to the 2,000 lb (910 kg) carried by the spaceplane. The module will be separated from the Dream Chaser prior to reentry and burn up in the atmosphere, while the Dream Chaser vehicle will perform a runway landing to be reused.[4]

Status

As of 2023, Tenacity is still under development. Overall, the spacecraft's structure is largely complete, but it is still being prepared for the mission.[2]

Flights

Mission Launch date Duration Landing date Description Outcome
SNC Demo-1 Q1 2024[1] 82 days (planned) 2024 (planned) First demo flight to the ISS of the Dream Chaser spacecraft under the CRS-2 contract. Planned

References

  1. 1 2 Clark, Stephen (8 June 2023). "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Nola Taylor Tillman (2020-08-12). "Meet 'Tenacity': 1st Dream Chaser space plane gets a name". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. ↑ Foust, Jeff (2020-11-18). "First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. ↑ Amy Thompson (2019-11-21). "Sierra Nevada Unveils 'Shooting Star' Cargo Module for Dream Chaser Space Plane". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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