Sierra Nevada Corporation
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| legal form | Holding company |
| founding | 1963 |
| Seat | Sparks , Nevada |
| management | Eren Ozmen, President and CFO; Fatih Ozmen, CEO |
| Number of employees | 3000+ |
| Branch | Aerospace Engineering |
| Website | sncorp.com |
The Sierra Nevada Corporation ( SNC ) is a provider of electronic systems and systems integrator headquartered in Sparks , in the State of Nevada . The company is a contract partner of the US military, NASA and private space companies .
overview
The SNC comprises six different corporate divisions, primarily for armaments and aerospace. In addition, the company is expanding into areas such as renewable energy, telemedicine, nanotechnology, network operations, small satellites and space travel. There are around 30 locations in 16 US states in addition to numerous customer service centers around the world.
history
The company was founded in 1963 by John Chisolm. It started as a small business with a few employees and operated from an aircraft hangar in Stead Nevada. Later it passed into the possession of Chisolm's daughter Michelle Chisolm Bergfield and was acquired in 1994 by the Turkish couple Fatih and Eren Ozmen. Fatih was initially an employee recruited by Chisolm and has been associated with the company since 1981.
On December 16, 2008, the SNC announced the complete acquisition of SpaceDev , the developer of the space glider Dream Chaser . On February 1, 2010, Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded a start-up capital of US $ 20 million for the development of the Dream Chaser within phase 1 of NASA's CCDev program. The Dream Chaser Award thus represents a large part of the 50 million US dollar prize money of Phase 1 of the CCDev program.
On August 3, 2012, NASA announced two new agreements with the Sierra Nevada Corporation and two other companies to develop the next generation of manned space flight transportation systems that allow astronauts to be launched into the next from US soil five years. Advances made by companies under the Space Act Agreements through the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative are expected to improve the availability of commercial services to manned spaceflight to government and commercial customers. As part of this agreement, Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded $ 212.5 million to continue development and testing of the Dream Chaser. The Dream Chaser is designed as a lifting body missile . In late 2014, however, NASA announced that it would only use SpaceX and Boeing for commercial transportation of people to the ISS.
On January 13, 2013, it became known that the European Space Agency ( ESA) had entered into an agreement with SNC to start cooperation talks.
On January 14, 2016, NASA announced that it had placed an order with Sierra Nevada Corporation for a total of six cargo flights to the ISS. The flights should take place between 2019 and 2024, but later postponed to the period from 2021.
Orders and projects
On February 27, 2013, the Embraer EMB 314 (military: A-29) fighter aircraft offered by the Sierra Nevada Corporation and its partner Embraer won a tender to offer reconnaissance and training resources to the Afghan military.
RocketMotorTwo
SNC is the main supplier of the RocketMotorTwo for the private spaceplane SpaceShipTwo and develops the rocket engine for Scaled Composites . On April 29, 2013 the SpaceShipTwo completed the first test flight with the RocketMotorTwo exceeding the speed of sound.
Development of reconnaissance aircraft
Gorgon Stare is a large-areasurveillance sensorand is being developed and testedon the MQ-9 Reaper at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida, with assistance from the USAF 53rd Wing . The sensor housings had beenin development since 2009 by the Air Force's Big Safari group and Sierra Nevada Corp.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b SNC - At a glance
- ↑ SNC - About us (English)
- ↑ Fatih Ozmen on the SNC website
- ↑ Sierra Nevada Corporation Acquires Space Dev Inc . SNC. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ Dream Chaser Crew Transport VTHL Spacecraft . Aerospace Technology, accessed April 18, 2020.
- ^ NASA: Commercial Certification Process and Accomplishments. November 15, 2012, accessed August 11, 2013 .
- ↑ NASA Announces Next Steps In Effort To Launch Americans From US Soil
- ↑ Sierra Nevada On Track For Restart Of Lifting Body Flight Tests . Aviation Week, August 7, 2014.
- ↑ NASA clears commercial crew contractors to resume work. SpaceFlightNow, October 9, 2014, accessed January 16, 2016 .
- ↑ The Dream Chaser comes a bit closer to reality
- ↑ ESA wants to support space glider development
- ^ NASA Awards International Space Station Cargo Transport Contracts. NASA, January 14, 2016, accessed January 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Chris Bergin: Cargo Dream Chaser solidifies ULA deal by securing six Vulcan Centaur flights. August 14, 2019, accessed August 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Super Tucano Wins Afghanistan Light Air Support Bid. Defense News, February 27, 2013.
- ↑ Space.com, "Virgin Galactic Spaceship Pushes Private Envelope in Test Flights" , Leonard David , 10 June 2011
- ↑ SS2 Breaks Sound Barrier On First Powered Flight . Aviation Week, May 6, 2013.
- ↑ Ben Iannotta: Air Force stands by Gorgon Stare program. In: AirForceTimes.com. January 25, 2011, archived from the original on April 8, 2013 ; Retrieved November 28, 2011 .