Sierra Space

Sierra Space Corporation (SSC) is a privately held aerospace company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, United States.[1] Sierra Space makes spaceflight hardware for various applications across the industry. They are developing the Dream Chaser spaceplane[2] and large components of the Orbital Reef space station[3] as elements of a commercially owned and operated environment. Together, these endeavors are the transportation system and the destination supporting Sierra Space’s stated mission of building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth.[4]

Sierra Space Corporation
TypePrivately Held
IndustryAerospace and space technology
FoundedApril 21, 2021
FoundersEren Ozmen & Fatih Ozmen
Headquarters
Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Number of locations
6
Area served
United States of America
Key people
Tom Vice (CEO),
Janet Kavandi (President)
ProductsSpace components, subsystems and systems, Dream Chaser, Orbital Reef
Number of employees
~2000
ParentSierra Nevada Corporation Edit this on Wikidata
WebsiteSierraSpace.com
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History

Sierra Space is a carve-out from Sierra Nevada Corporation that was established as an independent commercial space company in April of 2021.[5]

Sierra Space operates facilities in 6 states: Colorado (with the headquarters in the Denver metro-area), North Carolina, Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, and Alabama.

Products

Sierra Space provides a mix of products and services in three areas: Transportation, Destinations, and Applications.[6]

Transportation

Initial cargo flights of the Dream Chaser vehicle are planned under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Contract with follow-on cargo, crewed and other missions available for commercial, civil, and national security uses. [7]

Transportation products also include the Shooting Star module.

Destinations

Products from Sierra Space’s Destinations organization include the Orbital Reef space station—in partnership with Blue Origin—and the LIFE (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) Habitat. LIFE Habitats will be launched on conventional rockets and are 3-stories tall and 27-feet in diameter when completely deployed.

Applications

Applications products include three areas:

  • Rocket Engines & Propulsion
  • Space Technology & Subsystems
  • Environmental Systems

References
  1. "Sierra Space". crunchbase. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. "Dream Chaser: Sierra Space's design for spaceflight". Space.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. "Blue Origin and Sierra Space developing commercial space station". Blue Origin. October 25, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. "Sierra Space Hiring 1,000 New Employees as It Builds the First Commercial Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth". BusinessWire.com. February 24, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. "Ozmens' SNC Launches Sierra Space, an Independent Commercial Space Company"". Sierra Nevada Corporation. April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. "Sierra Space". Sierra Space. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  7. Sierra Space. "Sierra Space Overview" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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