Dream Chaser spacecraft test. Full-scale test vehicle for the Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems' Dream Chaser spacecraft being lifted by a helicopter during tests. This is part of a captive-carry test to help verify proper aerodynamic flight performance. Dream Chaser is part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP),selected in 2011 during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2). CCP is aimed at developing a commercial crew transportation system to allow resumption of space flights by the USA to the International Space Station (ISS). Photographed in May 2012,near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport,Colorado,USA | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Sierra Nevada Corporation / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 3407 px × 2569 px |
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