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Dream Chaser Arrives at Dryden Flight Research Center

Sierra Nevada Space Systems Dream Chaser
With its wings and tail structure removed and shrouded in plastic wrap for ground transport, Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Dream Chaser engineering test article was hauled across the bed of Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center May 15.

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With its wings and tail structure removed and shrouded in plastic wrap for ground transport, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems Dream Chaser engineering test article was hauled across the bed of Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center May 15. The Dream Chaser began its approach-and-landing flight test program in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program the summer of 2012.May 15, 2012
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