Sierra Space Declared Dream Chaser Tenacity Launch to Beat SpaceX Starship IFT 7! NASA's New Partner

[@mustang7272]

Dreamchaser is cool, and I wish them the best, but shouldn't they launch it first before boasting it's brilliance?

[@mikeober9773]

They're dependent on ULA.

[@bradclifton5248]

I think it will prove out. They are the best alternative to SpaceX for the future

[@JamesWright-jm3ix]

Patience still yes

[@phedders]

yes it uses 1/10 of the tiles of the space shuttle because it is 30 times smaller. Wow they are so clever.

[@jamescarter8311]

OMG just launch the thing already!

[@jesseblas1745]

ikr!!

[@thunderamu9543]

It will be awesome to see an operational space plane again. That is how astronauts should FLY!🦅 Not just being Span in a can!

[@Repeal_22nd_Amendment]

It's automated and unmanned.

[@azamzain24]

My hair turned grey waiting for it to fly

[@kenwhitfield219]

A spacecraft that can be man-rated is certainly more expensive. But, this is the future. SpaceX took an unmanned spacecraft and rated it to carry people. Being able to land, rather than splashdown in the ocean, or on land via parachute is at least as complex and costly as Dreamchaser, with so many single use features. Reusability is where the future lies.

[@JosephBarraca]

Wonder if the X-37 is using the same tiles or did Tenacity’s tiles originate from the X-37🤔?

[@royhorn2782]

Dream Chaser looks cool and all, but it's overly complicated and doesn't have any real legitimate purpose for existence. it has too many moving parts with seams that will be directly exposed to the plasma heating of reentry. Moving parts designed to fit inside of basically a launch-based storage container, will have a hard time with reliable movement without failures. All it's good for is crew transport. It can't deliver any real payload, satellite, telescope or provisions, due to its very limited size. Can't even imagine it being scaled up to an appreciable level, in order to be a legitimate space plane for commercial passenger flights aimed at replacing current commercial aircraft. It just doesn't pass the eye test and it's just too limited in ability to make it feasible long term and profitable platform. Its only real use that is worth mention, is as a technological test platform for mechanical and material sciences. That's my honest opinion about it. Space X has no reason to be concerned about Dream Chaser. It can't do anything that Space X isn't already doing and when Starship is fully developed (which is soon for the type of work Dream Chaser is aiming for) Dream Chaser will have no reason to have existed, ever. Starship is bigger and far more adaptable by design as well as cheaper to operate with an insane amount more payload capacity. Dream Chaser is perhaps best used as a manned military spy platform due to its limited size.

[@Cider4144]

Yeah, yeah. But it's a sports car and I want one for private fun space flying. Who cares if it isn't a cargo truck? There might even be a couple of unflown second hand planes available if they get pushed out of the commercial market.🤔

[@thomaswakefield6889]

Dreamchaser would be better used as transport/resupply ship from a space station to a lunar base/outpost/mining colony

[@michaelreid2329]

I think the greatest opportunity for a crew version of Dreamchaser is to act as a shuttle for access to an orbiting SpaceX Starship. With greater actual crew numbers and lower cost landing and reuse cost compared to a Dragon will benefit everyone

[@Kontrabaß-Spieler]

An airplan in space is like a fish on land. You need no wing to fall down.

[@darkguardian1314]

Really… You do know Sierra is working with Space X to make fairings so Dreamchaser-Class shuttles can be launched with a Falcon Heavy as well as many other boosters. 🙄 Also, Sierra wants to use the shuttle landing strip but Dreamchaser uses a skid that may damage the very leveled strip. They are supposed to test the skid on the runway before launch.

[@thomaswakefield6889]

Dude, stop lying. The CEO of Sierra Space has already said they would never work with SpaceX, especially now, considering that Boeing is looking to sell their entire space program including that shit show they had stranded in space to Sierra Space

[@EddyKorgo]

It would be cool if ultimately they would super size dream chaser

[@drmachinewerke1]

And launch it on a SH

[@paulrichards1061]

I won't hold my breath

[@MarkLandrebe-ef5yd]

As of early December2024, SpaceX has decided to do away with ceramic tiles, all together.

[@lhyksus6113]

iT WILL remain just that... a dream chaser....

[@BanditBandit-m5i]

I wonder what kind of monster Sierra could put on a SpaceX super heavy booster?

[@straighttalk2069]

A very big one, in about fifty years.

[@AdamArndt]

How many times has dream chaser flown?

[@bradhanley8368]

Zero times

[@ninersix2790]

Right Zero times, so far this video is mostly advertising and pie in the sky. Lets see what happens after a few test launches. I am from Missouri.

[@billmullins6833]

Funny you should ask.

[@jamescarter8311]

Over the last decade, it’s flown zero times.

[@ogreth9438]

It looks kewl but it's so tiny!!! So it's basically a space cab then?

[@jessec3609]

DreamChaser is one of my favorite things going on!! Been praying it would take off!! I still think you should let me fly the thing and use it to deorbit old satellites and space debris to burn up!!🤷‍♂️

[@johnstewart579]

Looking forward to the maiden launch of Tenacity. BTW, this 9+ minute video could have been reduced to maybe 3 minutes!

[@Mike4Studio]

I thought the heat shield tiles were installed some time ago. Let's keep in mind that there are fewer tiles on Dream Chaser because it is significantly smaller that the space shuttle. I'm really curious to see how Sierra's tiles hold up from reentry compared to SpaceX's.

[@pedrosura]

My prediction: a lot a lot better.

[@dowlansmith]

​@@pedrosura I'm sure they will be better than the first through 4th Starships heat shields were. And probably the 5th and 6th. But I wouldn't bet on the 10th or 20th. Not that they can't make progress of their own. I really like Dreamchaser and hope them all the success.

[@ronfullerton3162]

Looking forward to seeing it become a successful way to space for human and experiments both. That way we will have two methods, and we can put the Starliner project out of it's misery. One less dpace venture held up by Boeing! Now if someone can fix the fuel tank mess of the SLD created by Boeing.

[@someolddman4631]

SpaceX has little to fear from Dream Chaser. It may be competative with Falcon, but no way will it lift the mass of Starship

[@capohd28]

Don't you mean Dragon?

[@DropingUP]

I get their trying to be better then dragon on reuses but who is going to lunch it who can launch that often? Wouldn't that also be spacex? It's not like blue origin can even think of launching that often or sls or ula by the time this is working and human rated wouldn't starship already be human rated?

[@markstacey876]

I hope it succeeds it could help fill the gap in bringing astronauts from earth to the iss or a parked starship in LEO but to suggest that it could compete with starship is absolutely ridiculous they are both designed for different operations maybe starship could take sierra to mars on a starship and ferry astronauts to the surface and back 😉

[@dhunter4315]

:O Wow, go Tenacity !!!😊❤

[@peterschwarz8449]

Of course, the heat shield on the Dreamchaser is better. Because it has a flat underbody and edges that protect the top. The Starship is more like a disguised rocket, where the plasma flows around the fuselage and heats it up more due to the round shape. Nevertheless, the Dreamchaser is too small, has too little payload and is too expensive. No chance on the market of the future.

[@homelazz5659]

It will compete directly with Crew Dragon. Will it go?

[@jkpindahbc]

Seems to be only big enough for transporting small crews.

[@dowlansmith]

This version true. But dragon and Starliner are only moving 4 people at a time now. It is a good size for the launch vehicles that are readily available and affordable when they were designing it. But I would like to see one designed to use the capabilities of Starship in the future.

[@dwainsellers6453]

Why no front wheel on the landing gear?

[@TheGrateful108]

It is a natural breaker for slowing it down by air drag and surface drag at landing, also making it more robust and reliable by eliminating front wheel, that is usually stressed more than other

[@charlesroberson3761]

What about the space plane. Supposedly in space over a yr and already landed once. Is the SpaceForce scared info will be realized by the enemy

[@earth2006]

A question. If given a contract, how long would it take them to build a manned version. Could the contract be a fixed price to avoid (a certain legacy companies well known actions.) issues.?

[@mikeober9773]

They're already working on the manned version. It's basically the same vehicle. However, to get certification they need to get their cargo version certified first.

[@BrentSmithline]

Can not wait to see Dream Chaser go into orbit.

[@DropingUP]

If anything shouldn't that start working on a star ship sized vehicle?

[@johnsadler6534]

My hat is off for the shield tiles developed by Sierra, I hope they perform well in space!

[@eugenefleming6383]

I don't mean to say this but how much per launching and reset🤔🤔🤔$$$$ I mean sounds awesome as it was when first heard years ago, is this competitive? How long till human occupation certification? Does this ship have contracts for the new station after desertification of the current station

[@mogsniper94]

Its a "dream" all right....

[@pavel1809]

Awesome what day and where or when?😊

[@uweporth9337]

the x37 has been in service since 2010. Dreamchaser is already 14 years behind. nothing special about this aircraft.

[@jasondaniels4698]

How many launches for Starship vs. how many of dream chaser? And SpaceX is building a Starship hull every 45 days, how many Dream chaser’s are there? I am putting my money on SpaceX.

[@donaldhester6555]

Starship IFT 1 thru 6 beat Dream Chaser Tenacity, by years.

[@gregorylayne9044]

I rather call it Pig Snouter because it has the look of a squeezed flat pigs head. Probably will only fly once.

[@schrodingersjet1043]

Will DreamChaser fit inside the fairing of Rocket Lab's new Neutron rocket?

[@jamescarter8311]

Probably not, but it wouldn’t need a fairing anyway.

[@dowlansmith]

Neutron Fairing Diameter 5m Payload To LEO13,000 kg Dreamchaser Fitz in a 5m fairing Gross mass: 9,000 kg (19,800 lb). Height: 9.00 m (29.5

[@dowlansmith]

If the gross includes the cargo it might be able to lift a partial cargo. Cargo capacity: 12,000 pounds (5,443 kilograms

[@modrarybivrana5654]

friggin advertisement not a real in depth discussion of Dreamchaser. Don't get me wrong. the more and diverse technology we get to space the better. the Title is a real boner too. Dreamchaser is not in competition with Starship (which is about to launch for the seventh time), two different space missions . I really hope that Sierra Space gets this right, not a fan of astronauts in a bottle, left to orbital mechanics and gravity (yeah I know it works but there is something better).

[@alanmcmillan6969]

This has been long time coming, DreamChaser is the way forward, time to make it so!

[@dowlansmith]

Dreamchaser can be part of the way forward. I like to see cooperation and competition and redundancy. I hope NASA can replace Boeing with Dreamchaser soon. Starting with cargo till they are crew rated.

[@thomaswakefield6889]

Dream Chaser will not launch next year as ULA will use more excuses and give more delays

[@angelavila4586]

Why is it, that I don't believe it. I want to see it in Action. Just like Starship... Its been years.

[@jrff1649]

looks good on paper?

[@kenthare8010]

Competition is good.

[@maddpeanut6313]

LOL you could fit several of these in a Starship.

[@DKH33MX]

Space X 😮😅

[@paulknight5300]

The air force have been using this ship since the early 90s. This is just an updated version.

[@tcar1501]

By the time they launched it it's going to be obsolete just like the SLS

[@BuzzMoves365]

Fly it or full of it.

[@jamiemorgan4146]

So far … this is all talk… Guess who they need to launch it? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Elon… 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EddyLeger-r1j]

Hi, there is video of a Model on a plane, and caught a fleeting image, that is what she saw, i am convinced. Check it out.

[@SuperUbuntudude]

[@michaelcurtis-de6et]

like

[@ingridhohmann3523]

👍 great news 👏 🌞

[@tomperone9338]

All this hype for something that's never flown. I wish them all the luck in the world, but they'll undoubtedly have problems to work through.

[@reynaldodizon6563]

Dream Chaser looks like a toy compare to Starship.

[@tsclly2377]

not impressed.. to many 'hot gaps'.. maybe the should look and consult with SpaceX as to the gaps that failed on the previous Starliner.

[@matthewjacobs9673]

Must be the longest concept to build evah! and yet to fly. SpaceX is shivering in their space boots. And to have NASA sponsor you is a sure recipe for nothingness.