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�Owner Operated Company
–Founded in 1963 and under consistent
management since 1993
�Corporate Overview
–2,000+ employees enterprise wide
–36 locations in 20 states across the US
–22 years experience supplying spacecraft
subsystems and components
�Strong Annual Growth
–Continuous profitability the last 13 years
–No long term
debt
–Significant R&D Budget
–Established flig
ht hardware m
anufacture
and test capability
�Flown on over 400 space m
issions
�Over 4,000 systems, subsystems and
mechanisms flown with 100% on-orbit
success
�Seven Business Areas
Oakland, CA
Los G
atos, CA
Irvine, CA
San Antonio, TX
Plano, TX
Greenville, TX
Ft . Walton, FL
Huntsville, AL
Fayetteville, NC
WDC Office
Salt Lake City, UT
Dayton, OH
Stead, NV
Folsom, CA
Corporate HQ
Sparks, NV
Omaha, NE
Ft. W
ayne, IN
ISR
SST
CNS/ATM
C4N
EWR
IMS
SSG
Centennial, CO
(ISR + Straight Flight)
Columbia, MD
Hagerstown, MD
Herndon, VA
Durham, NC
Poway, CA
Clovis, NM
Louisville, CO
Englewood, CO
Idaho Falls, ID
Nashua, NH
Lakeside, CA
Houston, TX
Corporate Overview
SNC Enterprise
IMS
Integrated Mission
Systems
IMS
Integrated Mission
Systems
EWR
Electronic W
arfare/Range
Instrumentation
EWR
Electronic W
arfare/Range
Instrumentation
SST
System Sensors &
Technology
SST
System Sensors &
Technology
CNS/ATM
Communication,
Navigation,
Surveillance/Air Traffic
Management
CNS/ATM
Communication,
Navigation,
Surveillance/Air Traffic
Management
ISR
Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance
ISR
Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance
C4N
Command, Control,
Communication,
Computers and Networks
C4N
Command, Control,
Communication,
Computers and Networks
SSG
Space Systems Group
SSG
Space Systems Group
Satellite Systems
Orbcomm Gen 2
ChipSat
TacSat-2
Multi-Mission
Space Vehicle
Restraint
Pointing
and Control
Docking
and Capture
Deployable
Structures
Space Technologies
Gim
bals
Solar Array Drives
Propulsion Systems
Orbit Transfer
Green Hybrid
Engine
SolarTherm
al
Satellite Propulsion
Orbital & Suborbital
Launch
Space Transportation
Space Systems
DSX
Space Exploration
Dream Chaser Vehicle
For Commercial Crew
Transportation
SpaceShipTwo Program
•Design, build, and flight test
•Over 50 test firings completed
•Built m
otors for SS1 that won XPRIZE
•Successful Hotfire demonstrated > 65,000 lbf
•Flight tests in 2011 and start of commercial
service in 2012
Hybrid Rocket Motors
Fuel Grain
Turbopump
Oxidizer
Pressurant
Nozzle
Motor Case
Oxidizer
Tank
CHPM
Avionics
Fuel Grain
Turbopump
Oxidizer
Pressurant
Nozzle
Motor Case
Oxidizer
Tank
CHPM
Avionics
Propulsion Systems
6Sierra Nevada Corporation Proprietary
Dream Chaser Overview
7Sierra Nevada Corporation Proprietary
•Russia’s BOR-4 Spaceplane
–4 O
rbital flights & 1 Sub-O
rbital flight
–Inspiration for NASA’s HL-20 lifting-body spacecraft
•NASA’s HL-20 Spacecraft
–Abort landing sim
ulations
–Ergonomics and egress
–Fabrication and operations
–> 1200 wind tunnel tests
–Trajectory studies
–Handling evaluations
•SNC’s Dream Chaser Vehicle
–Years of research, design,
development, & testing
–Flight Proven Technologies
–Modern m
aterials
–Additional CFD analysis
–Trajectory refinement
–Component & wind tunnel testing
–Launch vehicle integration
–Flight sim
ulation
–Inspiration for SNC’s Dream Chaser spacecraft
Evolution of Dream Chaser
Dream Chaser Configuration
•0-7 crew capable
•Manual and Automatic
•Main Propulsion System
•Dual Hybrid M
otors
•Rubber & Nitrous O
xide(N
2O)
•Multi-use N
2O (Aborts, Orbit
Translation/Rotation, Active
Therm
al Control)
•Reaction Control System
•Non-Toxic N
2O & Ethanol
•Low (>1.5 g) Reentry
•High TRL Subsystems
•Upright/Recumbent Seating
•Runway Landing
•Friendly Crew/Cargo Access
•Design for Operability
•Reusable
Atlas V Launch Vehicle
–Existing, Mature, Reliable
–100% m
ission success for all Atlas
II, III, and V
–SNC/ULA Selected unfaired Atlas V
with low Max-Q
trajectory
Hybrid M
otor Test
Structural Testing
Cockpit Flight Sim
ulator
SNC Dream Chaser
Design and Development Approach
–Accelerate Dream Chaser Space System design and development via
aggressive “build a little, test a little”program
–Successfully completed primary structure and hybrid rocket motortests
–Developed Vehicle Avionics Integration Lab and Flig
ht Control Integration Labs
–Engineering Test Article (ETA) Range and Taxi, Captive Carry, and Free Flig
ht
subsonic flight tests will occur in m
id-2012. Pilo
ted tests follo
w in 2013.
–Future vehicles (Sub-O
rbital Vehicle and O
rbital Vehicle) flight tests demonstrate
expanded capability culm
inating in full mission profile demonstration)
–Capitalize on NASA partnership to utilize expertise/experience
–Commercial Crew Program Partner Integration Teams (PIT) enables NASA
insight into Dream Chaser design and development. SNC team benefits.
–Leverage NASA human spaceflight expertise through funded Space Act
Agreements (SAAs) with JSC and other centers.
–Leverage Dream Chaser flight test and m
ission demonstration capabilities
–Use expert experience of partner organizations
–Boeing/USA/ULA/Draper/Scaled Composites, etc.
–Exploit SNC technical capabilities (Rapid Development, Autoland,etc)
Program Tim
eline
Partner Organizations
SNC Offices
NASA Centers
SNC Teammates
Program Office
Houston
Dryden Flight
Research Center
Kennedy
Space Center
Langley Research
Center
Marshall Space
Flight Center
Johnson
Space Center
Glenn Research
Center
Ames Research
Center
NASA Engineering
& Safety Center
NASA/SNC SAA
Summary Status (11/2011)
NASA Center
Umbrella SAA
# of Annexes Description
Johnson
In Place
11-Docking Analyses and Loads
Kennedy
In Place
11-Ops Analysis, Safety/Risk
Analyses/G
round Processing
Ames
In Place
11-Launch Abort System Characterization
Langley
In Place
31-GN&C, Aerodynamics Support
2-Composite Structures Support
3-CFD, Aeroheating Support
Dryden
In Place
11-Flight Test Planning Support
Glenn
In Place
11 –
Propulsion Support/Plum Brook
Marshall
In Review
11 –
Wind Tunnel Testing Support
Notes:
•LaRC draft Annex 4 (WT testing) received; an amended Annex withexpanded scope is being prepared.
•DFRC Annex 2 (ETA test support) received and in review at SNC.
•MSFC U
mbrella SAA and Annex 1 (WT testing) received for SNC signature 11/07/2011.
JSC Space Act Agreement Status
11/14/2011
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