National security and commercial payloads booked on Dream Chaser inaugural flight
36 FOMOFirst mission of Tenacity will carry mixed NASA, national-security and commercial payloads on a free-flyer demonstration (no ISS visit). Demonstrates multi-customer utility of the runway-landing spaceplane.
Why it matters
Shift from pure NASA CRS to dual-use missions strengthens commercial and defense cases for Dream Chaser.
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Sierra Space Secures National Security and Commercial Payload Contracts for Dream Chaser Inaugural FlightUndisclosed national-security and commercial customers booked on Dream Chaser’s first free-flyer demonstration mission (late 2026 target). Launch from KSC on Vulcan, runway landing at Vandenberg.
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