Sierra Space

Sierra Space designs and operates the Dream Chaser, a reusable lifting-body spaceplane that launches vertically inside a rocket fairing and lands autonomously on conventional runways. The vehicle's first flight article, Tenacity, is designed for the NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract and utilizes the Shooting Star cargo module for pressurized and unpressurized payload delivery. The company also develops the Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE), an inflatable habitat module made of high-strength Vectran fabric that expands to approximately 300 cubic meters in orbit. Sierra Space is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, with secondary operations at Kennedy Space Center and tests conducted at NASA Neil Armstrong Test Facility.

The company's satellite division manufactures spacecraft platforms and subsystems, including a prime contract for the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Sierra Space is also developing Ghost, a rapid orbital delivery system designed to return time-sensitive cargo to specific terrestrial locations within 90 minutes. Spun off from Sierra Nevada Corporation in 2021, the company remains a private entity partnered with Blue Origin on the Orbital Reef commercial space station project. Its customer base spans commercial, defense, and institutional partners, with a dedicated defense subsidiary focused on national security missions.