Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Completes Milestones Five & Six for NASA's Commercial Crew Program on Time and Within Budget

SPARKS, Nev., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems announces the completion of two Dream Chaser Space System Milestones under NASA's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program.  SNC'S fifth Milestone was the completion of a System Definition Review. This important review marked the completion of the Program's first design cycle.  The most recent Milestone was the introduction of a Flight Control Integration Laboratory for the Dream Chaser crew vehicle.  This laboratory allows the team to assess the vehicle's flight control surfaces and associated mechanisms required for flight. SNC has completed ten straight Milestones as part of NASA's CCDev Programs, with all Milestones completed on time and within budget. 

Full press release available here: http://sncorp.com/press_more_info.php?id=469

About Sierra Nevada Corporation

Under the leadership of CEO Fatih Ozmen and President/CFO Eren Ozmen for over 30 years, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is one of America's fastest growing private companies and the Top Woman-Owned Federal Contractor in the U.S. SNC employs over 2100 people in 30 locations in 15 states. Their seven unique business areas are dedicated to providing leading-edge technology solutions to SNC's customers. For more information, visit www.sncorp.com.

About Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems

Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems business area headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, space vehicles, and spacecraft subsystems for commercial and government customers.  Space Systems (SS) has more than 20 years heritage in space, successfully delivering over 400 subsystems for 300+ satellite missions. For more information about SS visit www.sncspace.com.

For more information, including images and video, please visit our website at:
http://www.sncspace.com/gallery.php?gallery_type=images.

SOURCE Sierra Nevada Corporation

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