Spacecraft Release

SNC-1 Dream Chaser Release & Reentry

International Space Station International Space Station Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1

The Sierra Nevada Corporation SNC-1 Dream Chaser will be unberthed from the ISS before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and landing at Kennedy Space Center.

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Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
TBD September, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

First flight of the Dream Chaser Spaceplane to the ISS.

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International Space Station


Low Earth Orbit Government Founded: Nov. 20, 1998 Mass: 419.7T Volume: 931 m³

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