Sierra Nevada chooses ULA's Vulcan to launch space station supply runs

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SEATTLE: Sierra Nevada Corp, a privately owned defence contractor with spaceflight ambitions, said on Wednesday (Aug 14) it picked United Launch ...

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SEATTLE: Sierra Nevada Corp, a privately owned defence contractor with spaceflight ambitions, said on Wednesday it picked United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket to launch its Dream Chaser space plane on cargo missions to the International Space Station.

SNC's Dream Chaser, which resembles the long-retired Space Shuttle, is slated to blast off from Florida's Cape Canaveral in late 2021 aboard a Vulcan Centaur rocket being built by United Launch Alliance - a joint venture of Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp. The Dream Chaser will be capable of delivering 12,000 pounds of food, water, science experiments and other cargo to the space station, the company said.In adding SNC as a contractor in 2016, NASA gave the Sparks, Nevada-based firm a major financial and public relations boost after NASA selected rival spacecraft by Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts between Earth and the space station.

The company makes most of its money by modifying and integrating aviation equipment into existing aircraft and by selling drones and other technology, primarily to the US Air Force.SNC chose United Launch Alliance over providers from Europe, Japan and the United States, including SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Ozmen told reporters after announcing the launch agreement, confirming earlier Reuters reporting.

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