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Shrouded Dream Chaser on Rogers Dry Lakebed

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

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Shrouded in plastic wrap with its wings and tail structure removed for ground transport, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems Dream Chaser engineering test article was hauled across the bed of Rogers Dry Lake in front of the control tower at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center on May 15. The Dream Chaser began its flight test program in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program later that summer.May 15, 2013
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