Dream Chaser spacecraft

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:airlines up to 30 days
gptkbp:communicationEquipment high-data-rate communication
gptkbp:crewCapacity 7
gptkbp:debutYear 2006
gptkbp:design modular design
multiple prototypes
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_Corporation
gptkbp:electronicSystems thermal management
Sierra_Nevada_Corporation_engineers
gptkbp:environmentalImpact ablative heat shield
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
2023
ongoing
planned for 2024
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dream Chaser spacecraft
gptkbp:inspiration Space Shuttle
gptkbp:internationalCooperation with various space agencies
gptkbp:landingGear runway landing
gptkbp:launched flexible launch windows
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Atlas V
gptkbp:length 9.3 meters
gptkbp:missions autonomous
suborbital and orbital
gptkbp:missionsConducted Commercial_Resupply_Services
gptkbp:operationalStatus NASA
in development
planned for 2025
gptkbp:partnerships NASA,_ESA,_and_others
gptkbp:passenger_traffic modular payload bay
pressurized and unpressurized
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 5,500 kg
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:productionCompany 2004
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:Louisville,_Colorado
gptkbp:productionStartYear multiple per year
gptkbp:products gptkb:Dream_Chaser_Program
gptkbp:project $1 billion
NASA_and_private_investment
gptkbp:providesServices 2030s
gptkbp:publicAccess high due to reusable technology
gptkbp:purpose cargo transport
gptkbp:reliability reusable
gptkbp:renovated ground recovery
gptkbp:safetyFeatures parachute system
in progress
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Lunar_Gateway
gptkbp:sustainability environmentally friendly materials
gptkbp:technology advanced avionics
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:type lifting body
gptkbp:waterQuality completed
gptkbp:weight 2,500 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 22.5 meters