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Dream Chaser spaceship test article damaged during 1st Free-Flight Drop Test

Sunday, October 27, 2013 16:52

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Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser engineering test article in flight during a captive-carry test this past summer. Credit: NASA

The engineering test article of the commercial Dream Chaser spaceship being developed by Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) suffered some significant damage during its critical 1st ever approach-and-landing (ALT) drop test on Saturday, Oct. 26, in California due to some unspecified type of malfunction with the deployment of the left landing gear.

The Dream Chaser mini-shuttle suffered “an anomaly as it touched down on the Runway 22L at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.,” according to a post-test statement from NASA.

A report at NASA Spaceflight.com indicated that the Dream Chaser “flipped over on the runway” after touchdown. (…)
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