Sierra Space Is Working On A Second Dream Chaser!

[@martythemartian99]

I hope they build so many, that at least a few get cool names. I'm over names like Tenacity, Curiosity, Perseverance and Ingenuity. When I was a kid, space ships had names like Spider, Falcon, Casper, Molly Brown, Gumdrop and Snoopy. 😁

[@plainText384]

Tenacity is definitely a cooler name than Spider, though. Am I wrong???

[@martythemartian99]

@@plainText384 Well I thought Spider was a cool name for a Lunar Lander, because of its spindly legs. I just figured with so many of us geeks and nerds in space industry today, they'd be giving them names like Gandalf, Tardis, Twoflower, Jon Snow, Master Chief or Tatooine. Even Gilligan would be fun. 😅

[@allangibson8494]

@@martythemartian99Or Nelson & Genie…

[@martythemartian99]

@@allangibson8494 I wonder, is NASA's Bill Nelson related to Astronaut Tony Nelson? If so, he is also related to Jeannie by marriage. 😁

[@bbeen40]

Apollo 10's ship was named Snoopy.....

[@2150dalek]

I want to see a manned version ! But I understand testing is needed on the existing DreamChasers.

[@tygerbyrn]

Go Sierra Space! Thank you and keep up the good work, Space Bucket! Ad Astra.

[@basbekjenl]

I can't wait to see this one fly, really chasing dreams and making them realities.

[@youtubasoarus]

Best of luck to them! It's awesome to see more space companies take flight. 👍

[@zanpsimer7685]

They will need several to meet their goals. Go Sierra Space.

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

Can't wait! Hope it all goes well.

[@pedrosura]

Looking forward to see the performance of the tiles.

[@RotsoRobbie]

Imagine if we get dream chaser before starliner lmaooo

[@olegshirokov4428]

Time frame 4:08: the front landing gear is a ski, simular as on MiG-105 but the skies on it was mounted on the SIDE of the craft and not requared the thermal protection.

[@КамильБулатов-с3о]

Сам корабль внешне очень напоминает Советский проект бор спираль. 60 х годов.

[@scientious]

This is perfect. It's a much hurdle to build a cargo version first and it's much safer to iron out any issues before risking crew. Apparently though what most don't seem to understand is that NASA gave Sierra a cargo contract specifically because they are not happy with Boeing or SpaceX.

[@dissaid]

Thanks man...😎😎😎

[@davidstevenson9517]

TheSpaceBucket report Jan. 08, 2023 concerned a new cargo version of "Tenacity", the "DreamChaser 2.0". The Sierra Space graphic showed a sleek craft with extra wings and extra engines, still unpiloted. Question: with the production of "Reverence" underway, is Sierra Space still working on "Dreamchaser 2.0"?

[@rgberry69]

I disagree with your comment that it will be several years before the 2nd craft is completed. Now that one craft is built, they will have built processes and tools for building the craft, so construction of future craft should be much faster than the initial one.

[@Petequinn741]

A maned one would be great.. they have the data from the space shuttle days to work out safety issues

[@KamalaChameleon]

Space planes make most sense for returning people to earth from space, ideal as a escape vehicle too. General & human launch Starship makes more sense

[@charlesblithfield6182]

I thinks it’s kind of a no brainer in the space launch business to not put all your eggs in one basket. And Dreanchaser is really like an egg - strong in its use case but fragile as anything outside those parameters. The floating debris issue is a case in point plus they had a landing failure. I would have thought building two from the get go would have been the prudent course but what do I know I’m just some random Internet commenter.

[@Pug71]

Just get the 1st one up. It’s been close to 2 freaking decades

[@douginorlando6260]

It looks like a Toboggan with a rocket engine😁

[@shanent5793]

What is a "space plane barrier" and if it's uncrewed, which is the crew module?

[@tpot725]

It takes at least 2 to make a “fleet”, one is not a fleet

[@ghostmourn]

Did Sierra Space build the classified US gov space plane in use today? I'm guessing they did and it serves as a proving ground for some Dreamchaser tech.

[@stevenmitchell6347]

It's so frustrating to hear that these craft are expected to do missions in the single digits in their "lives". They should last DOZENS of missions MINIMUM before the airframe/chassis/structure is incapable of more trips.

[@TheStrike101]

Very nice and advance aircraft congratulations.. but i guess its kinda small size spaceplane and looks so complicated to build.... And seems over engineered with the looks of bunch of wiring for a small spaceplane.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

For a first of its kind space vehicle it is understandable that it would appear over engineered because Sierra Space wants to get it right. There is after all little margin for error when going to space. Later iterations of this vehicle may result in a smoother and rapid construction, but as usual time will tell.

[@johnkoay8097]

They should do like what spaceX does. Just go test it and gather data for the next improvement.

[@TheStrike101]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 i see yeah your right i guess other extra cables and extra instruments are for gathering data purposes so to make new improvements specially on safety

[@TheStrike101]

@@johnkoay8097 yeah your right. I guess those extra instruments are for that purpose

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@@TheStrike101 That method of development works Space X, but it is not for everyone. But, I understand that the Space X fanboys can't see that there alternatives.

[@TiberiusMaximus]

wheres footage of the second one? You're just showing stock footage once again

[@jroar123]

The cost of this program seems to be hard to find online. Why? Also, one test vehicle is a complete waste of money. There should have been multiple specimens to work out all of the kinks. SpaceX just finished its 3rd StarShip launch thinking that they had figured everything out, but they haven't. Each time they learn something new and make improvements based on lessons learned. I don't know why this space shuttle exists anyway. It can't compete with Falcon's cost or tonnage. At best it is a novelty. At worst, it was a poor decision.

[@TeeTee-05]

Smartest spaceX fan

[@meltdown7259]

Persistents

[@patricklewis7636]

I've got real questions about that heat shield.

[@FishyAltFishy]

spaceplanes >>>>> capsules

[@williamclarke1672]

Starship >>>>> spaceplanes

[@Wurtoz9643]

What do we consider starship to be? It’s not a spaceplane but it’s also not a capsule, boat, or a car.

[@williamclarke1672]

@@Wurtoz9643 It’s a starship

[@zotfotpiq]

​@@Wurtoz9643a firework?

[@waterlife.1905]

Starship is a hybrid.

[@therealjamespickering]

Why does this thing look like it was designed by Nike?

[@Wrangler-fp4ei]

That's pretty conservative of Sierra Space to resistant to building a back up vehicle. Hell, SpaceX and Boeing has multiple vehicles (yes, Boeing has 2 capsules) Sierra Space should have like 2 vehicles with one in production with that slow of production line/testing proceeding to prep the vehicle date.

[@juliancrooks3031]

Hopefully the next one is human rated

[@TiberiusMaximus]

If they get this one built within a year I'll take them seriously but the time these craft take to build makes me wonder if they're made out of gold or something, and relax w the "space is hard" comments...its old and worn out

[@aladik2010]

After BOeRING F*****UP the Dreamchaser only alternative for Dragon, as it supposed to be from the start, and not to spend 4 billions on stupid starliner.

[@youtubetraveller9349]

remind me of space shuttle. feel dangerous.

[@Sophia-i1d9z]

🎉🎉i to My enitties and night to all 😊

[@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE]

Where are they getting the freaking money to do all this stupid projects when people dont even have money to pay for a subway sandwich and IRS takes it all.

[@ManyHeavens42]

stop giving false Hopes , With Toys , Won't Do, Nobody serious

[@MultiCconway]

If you want something to take $Billions to develop, and decades to field . . . give it to NASA!

[@tab_use]

Nothing works here. -Space Shuttle- micro wannabees

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

you must be fun at parties

[@tab_use]

@@GreyDeathVaccine wtf

[@TheLevitatingChin]

Dreamchaser is incredibly boring.

[@olegshirokov4428]

Bulls eye! The code name of Cosmos-1374 was БОР-4 (BOR-4). 🤣

[@earth_ling]

It’s a miniature version of the Space Shuttle. That’s all it is. Very similar to the USAF’s lifting body test flights from the 60’s. They didn’t follow that up because it wasn’t very practical.

[@ReinReads]

They didn’t follow it up because it was not cost effective given the technology available decades ago. As launch costs continue to fall having the ability to return high-g sensitive cargo has a significant market. Hopefully a successful start to this program allows them to begin their crew rated variant. Currently only SpaceX, Russia & China have the capability. Given all of Boeing’s issues a further delay or all out cancellation of Starliner is possible. More competition is needed even if Boeing’s high priced solution comes to fruition.

[@earth_ling]

@@ReinReads What ever. They didn’t follow it up because it wasn’t practical or cost effective. Ultimately…you still have to mount it on top of a booster to get it up there. When it returns it has to not only get through our atmosphere at an extremely high rate of speed, pressure and heat that it’s very design itself makes it dangerous and unpredictable. They knew that back in the 60’s and they definitely know it now. But here they go… right back down the same deadly trail. Having lost 14 astronauts in Shuttle burn ups. You might think that they would pursue a different approach to space. But nope. I predict that if this thing ever gets up there…it will not be long before a few more are kia’d. The technology is not yet where it needs to be to use this as a return vehicle. When all of the mad scientists figure out a non-explosive-chemical propulsion engine…it will become possible to leave and return at a more rational and less deadly speed…eliminating the 17,000+ mph currently required to get you up and back down. What that technology might be is anyone’s guess…but you won’t see it in our lifetime.