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title: "Dream Chaser Spacecraft Updates"
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type: "post"
slug: "dream-chaser-spacecraft-updates"
author: "NSE"
published: "2022-05-01T00:38:49+00:00"
modified: "2023-04-29T19:10:14+00:00"
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description: "The Dream Chaser spacecraft is being built by Sierra Space. It's first commercial cargo spaceflight to the ISS is scheduled for 2023."
language: "en-US"
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  - "Launch Market"
  - "Space Economy"
  - "Spacecraft Systems: Launch Segment"
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  - "Falcon 9"
  - "Launch Vehicles"
  - "Spacecraft"
  - "Spaceflight"
  - "Vulcan"
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# Dream Chaser Spacecraft Updates

The Dream Chaser spacecraft is being built by [Sierra Space](https://www.sierraspace.com/). It’s first commercial cargo spaceflight to the ISS is scheduled for 2023.

The first cargo spacecraft, named “Tenacity”, is currently being manufactured and progress is illustrated in the following photos.

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_4367-1.jpg?resize=696%2C384&ssl=1)

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Dream Chaser spacecraft have the following characteristics:

- Lifting body spacecraft and no special handling requirements related to toxic propellants, which allows landing on commercial runways
- Fully autonomous launch, flight and landing capability (no pilot required)
- Cargo and crew versions
- LEO capability
- Reusable up to 15+ times
- A Shooting Star cargo module can be added to increase the cargo capacity
- Cargo version, with the addition of a Shooting Star cargo module, can carry up to 5500 kg of cargo to the space station
- Crew version can carry up to seven astronauts and cargo (less than cargo version)
- Compatible with current (e.g. Vulcan, Ariane 5, Falcon 9) and future launch vehicles

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_4380.png?resize=696%2C542&ssl=1)

*Dream Chaser cargo version with Shooting Star cargo module*

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_4374.jpg?resize=696%2C398&ssl=1)

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![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_5885.jpg?resize=696%2C384&ssl=1)

*Shooting star cargo module*

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_4376-1.jpg?resize=696%2C882&ssl=1)

*The Dream Chaser cargo version will initially launch on ULA [Vulcan launch vehicles](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2022/04/01/ula-vulcan/).*

[https://vimeo.com/367820390](https://vimeo.com/367820390)

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