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First test flight for the DreamChaser is successful, at least until landing (VIDEO)
Sparks, USA - The undercarriage of the spacecraft failed to deploy properly, but Sierra Neveda Corporation's engineers are however satisfied
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) performed its first free-flight approach-and-landing test of the Dream Chaser spacecraft. The unmanned vehicle successfully released from its carrier aircraft, an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter, at an altitude of 12,500 feet (3810 metres). Following release, the Dream Chaser spacecraft automated flight control system steered the vehicle to its intended glide slope,...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency