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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1200 on: 08/15/2024 09:10 pm »
https://twitter.com/sierraspaceco/status/1824191275098312833

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Shooting Star cargo module goes vertical. The next time it does this will be in preparation for launch.

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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1201 on: 09/04/2024 03:58 pm »
https://twitter.com/SierraSpaceCo/status/1831360483934536096

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During Shooting Star's acoustic test, the team placed stacks of purpose-built loudspeakers – each one a highly-engineered acoustic device – in 21-ft-tall columns surrounding the spacecraft. A total of 48 acoustic devices were used during testing.
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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1202 on: 09/04/2024 04:31 pm »
Sierra Space Shooting Star® Cargo Module Completes Acoustic Testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center [Sep 4]

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Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth®, announced today the successful completion of acoustic testing on its Shooting Star® cargo module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, moving the spacecraft a significant step closer to launch readiness. The test, the first of its kind to be conducted inside the Space Systems Processing Facility (SSPF), replicated the intense acoustic stresses Shooting Star will need to withstand during a Vulcan Centaur rocket launch to the International Space Station (ISS).

During the Direct Field Acoustic Test (DFAN), the test team placed stacks of purpose-built loudspeakers – each one a highly-engineered acoustic device – in 21-ft-tall columns surrounding the spacecraft. Their goal was to test whether the structural elements of Shooting Star could withstand the acoustic environment of a launch on a Vulcan Centaur rocket. Over a four-day period, test engineers blasted the spacecraft with a controlled sound field that was 10,000x higher intensity than the volume of a typical rock concert, recreating the sonic intensity of a launch. Shooting Star withstood acoustic levels greater than 140 dB for several minutes at a time, proving its flight worthiness.

“Our innovative Shooting Star cargo module offers the capability to deliver additional capacity, flexibility and power to a wide range of missions,” said Sierra Space CEO, Tom Vice. “In our first mission, Shooting Star will carry critical science, food and cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, and our cargo modules will continue to play an integral role in bringing supplies to space as we build a Low Earth Orbit economy through commercial spaceflight.”

Shooting Star attaches to the aft of Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser®, adding 7,000 lbs. of supplemental cargo capacity to the spaceplane, while its solar arrays and thrusters provide power and additional propulsion to both spacecraft. The acoustic testing at Kennedy Space Center was performed with a mobile setup provided by West Virginia-based Acoustic Research Systems, Inc.; it was the first time onsite acoustic testing has ever been conducted inside the SSPF, NASA’s historic staging location for space station-bound components.

“Our goal is to accurately simulate real world launch conditions to make sure Sierra Space’s Shooting Star cargo module is ready for its first mission to the International Space Station,” said ARS CEO, Jeremiah Leiter. “The ARS team rose to the challenge, setting up a mobile configuration onsite at Kennedy Space Center – for the first time ever inside the Space Systems Processing Facility – providing Sierra Space with critical acoustic qualification testing. We look forward to supporting Sierra Space with the upcoming Dream Chaser acoustic test.”

ARS used a total of 48 acoustic devices during the cargo module testing. The company’s Neutron™ System is an industry first, consisting of proprietary, purpose-built acoustic devices made for high-output aerospace acoustic testing. ARS will be using an even larger setup for Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane; the impending test will be the largest payload ever tested with DFAN.

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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1203 on: 09/17/2024 11:01 pm »
https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1836056933167489251
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ISS Prog Dir Robyn Gatens is speaking now. Says first flight of Dream Chaser will take place during this upcoming increment (that begins when Soyuz MS-25 leaves/Crew-9 arrives). Also planning to do those EVAs they had to reschedule.
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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1205 on: 09/27/2024 02:31 pm »
https://twitter.com/SierraSpaceCo/status/1839670083766902858

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Our team successfully completed the ISS Joint Test of our Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM). This test verified that the PCBM meets NASA's standards. It included leak tests and alignment checks, ensuring the berthing interface safety between Dream Chaser and the ISS.
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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1206 on: 10/05/2024 02:56 pm »
1839-EX-ST-2024

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Sierra Space seeks a Special Temporary Authority for further testing of its Dream Chaser spacecraft planned to be launched for a delayed mission to support cargo delivery to and from the International Space Station. Sierra Space is requesting an STA for testing to occur between November 30, 2024 and May 2025. The testing will support Sierra Space Corporations DC-101 mission using the Dream Chaser Cargo System (DCCS), as part of the NASA Commercial Resupply Services.

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The EMC test and RF capabilities of the vehicle testing will demonstrate, amongst other, that electromagnetic interference characteristics of the subsystem, under normal operating conditions, do not result in malfunction of the subsystem. It also demonstrates that the subsystem does not emit, radiate, or conduct interference, which could result in malfunction of other subsystems.

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Please note that this testing is underway per STA grant call sign WX9XNT which expires on December 1, 2024.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, there has been a delay in the DCC-1 mission, compounded with the need for additional testing to ensure mission safety.

The current request is like the request which was the basis of the grant call sign WX9XNT and includes 3 additional locations where testing is expected to occur, hence the reference to the call sign WX9XNT in this application. The full list of test locations is provided in the table below for reference.

The testing is expected to last no more than 3 months, though the current request is for a 6-month STA to account for further contingencies. Additionally, functional testing of the RALT and S-band antennas on the vehicle will or may be conducted at any of these additional locations (PHSF, VIF, Astrotech).

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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1207 on: 10/09/2024 06:51 pm »
https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1844087210859167976

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Dreamchaser-1 is now NET May 2025. I'm not sure I would feel particularly confident in that date either, but there you go.
11:47 AM · Oct 9, 2024
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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1208 on: 10/22/2024 08:31 pm »
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Dreamchaser-1 is now NET May 2025. I'm not sure I would feel particularly confident in that date either, but there you go.
11:47 AM · Oct 9, 2024

Launch possibly delayed to beyond May. [Oct 21]

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, testing needs to carry on through no later than summer of 2025, and an STA is being sought herein to cover operations expected to occur no later than 06/01/2025.

EDIT: Also 2019-EX-ST-2024 [Oct 29]

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Sierra Space seeks a Special Temporary Authority for further testing of its Dream Chaser spacecraft planned to be launched for a delayed mission to support cargo delivery to and from the International Space Station. Sierra Space is requesting an STA for testing to occur between November 30, 2024 and May 2025. The testing will support Sierra Space Corporations DC-101 mission using the Dream Chaser Cargo System (DCCS), as part of the NASA Commercial Resupply Services.

The EMC test and RF capabilities of the vehicle testing will demonstrate, amongst other, that electromagnetic interference characteristics of the subsystem, under normal operating conditions, do not result in malfunction of the subsystem. It also demonstrates that the subsystem does not emit, radiate, or conduct interference, which could result in malfunction of other subsystems.
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Re: Sierra Space Dream Chaser UPDATE Thread (was SNC)
« Reply #1209 on: 10/23/2024 10:18 am »
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Dreamchaser-1 is now NET May 2025. I'm not sure I would feel particularly confident in that date either, but there you go.
11:47 AM · Oct 9, 2024

Launch possibly delayed to beyond May. [Oct 21]

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, testing needs to carry on through no later than summer of 2025, and an STA is being sought herein to cover operations expected to occur no later than 06/01/2025.

"operations expected to occur no later than 06/01/2025" doesn't mean beyond May.

 

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