Former shuttle landing site to welcome spacecraft again when Dream Chaser missions begin in 2022

Former shuttle landing site to welcome spacecraft again when Dream Chaser missions begin in 2022

Sierra Nevada Corp. has been in line to become the third commercial partner to send supplies to the International Space Station with its mini-shuttle-looking Dream Chaser for three years. On Tuesday, the company finally got the OK to land its uncrewed spacecraft on the runway formerly used by the space shuttle program, paving the way for its first launch and landing in 2022.

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