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Mar 30, 2021, 20:35 ET Ozmens' SNC to Unveil Plan to Lead LEO Commercialization with Integrated, Free-flying Space Station

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) invites the media to an exclusive virtual press conference to reveal its vision for an integrated, free-flying...

Nov 05, 2020, 18:25 ET Ozmens' SNC Names Former NASA Center Director And Astronaut Janet Kavandi To Lead SNC'S Space Business

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security company owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, today announced that former NASA...

Jul 23, 2012, 09:51 ET Architect of Afghan Air Operations Takes the A-29 Super Tucano for a Ride

When retired fighter pilot and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Lt. Gen. David Deptula was...

Jul 11, 2012, 03:12 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces Successful Completion Of Dream Chaser Crew Vehicle Nose Landing Gear Test

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems has successfully completed testing of the nose landing gear for the Dream Chaser® orbital crew...

Jul 06, 2012, 05:27 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces Next Week's Dream Chaser Career Fairs

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems will host two career fairs next week hiring Engineers, Technicians and other essential program...

Jun 19, 2012, 10:14 ET SNC Submits Response To Air Force RFP For Light Air Support Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced today that it has submitted the final components of its response to the United States Air Force's request...

Jun 13, 2012, 10:27 ET SNC Files Action to Reinstate Light Air Support Contract

In response to the lawsuit filed by Hawker Beechcraft, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) yesterday filed an action in the United States Court of...

May 16, 2012, 03:00 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Opens Huntsville, Alabama Office, Expands Key Customer Support Including NASA

Huntsville, Alabama is now home to one of America's fastest growing private companies, and the top Woman-Owned Federal Contractor in the United...

Apr 27, 2012, 06:14 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Funds NASA's Johnson Space Center for Development and Operations Support for The Dream Chaser® Orbital Crew Vehicle

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems has signed several Space Act Agreements (SAA) with NASA's Johnson Space Center dating back to May...

Apr 25, 2012, 12:47 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes Wind Tunnel Testing of The Dream Chaser® Orbital Crew Vehicle at Texas A&M University

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems has successfully completed wind tunnel testing of a scale model of the Dream Chaser® orbital crew...

Apr 19, 2012, 01:14 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Welcomes New United Launch Alliance Human Spaceflight Organization

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) welcomes the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Human Launch Services organization, which will support the company's...

Apr 17, 2012, 03:52 ET SNC Moves for Judicial Review of CDI

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) filed a motion with the United States Court of Federal Claims April 16 asking for judicial review of the results of...

Apr 10, 2012, 04:42 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation's ISR Business Area Earns FAA "Aviation Maintenance Technician Employer" Diamond Award of Excellence for its Centennial, CO Facility

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recognized Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)'s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Business...

Mar 15, 2012, 08:02 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Awarded Contract for U.S. Army Mobile Tower System

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been awarded a $56 million contract by the United States Army to manufacture SNC's Mobile Tower System (MOTS)....

Mar 07, 2012, 04:16 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Urges U.S. Air Force to conclude LAS Competition Swiftly, Based on Substantial Work Already Done

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) today called on the United States Air Force (USAF) to move expeditiously to select an aircraft for its Light Air...

Feb 28, 2012, 03:03 ET Statement of Taco Gilbert, Ret. USAF Brigadier General, and Vice President of ISR Business Development for Sierra Nevada Corporation on U.S. Air Force Decision to Set Aside Award of Light Air Support Contract

Taco Gilbert, Ret. USAF Brigadier General, and Vice President of ISR Business Development at Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) issued the following...

Feb 15, 2012, 09:53 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Exploring Options To Mitigate Delays in Meeting April 2013 Delivery Date for LAS Aircraft

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) today announced that it is exploring ways to mitigate delays in meeting the April 2013 delivery schedule for the...

Feb 02, 2012, 01:31 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Corrects the Record on U.S. Air Force Light Air Support Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the winner of the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) competition, today issued a point-by-point rebuttal of...

Feb 02, 2012, 01:29 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Delivers the Dream Chaser® First Flight Test Vehicle Structure, Completing a Major Milestone for NASA's Commercial Crew Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems announces the completion of a major Dream Chaser® milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Development...

Jan 23, 2012, 05:47 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Awarded Contract for Enhanced Three-Dimensional Imaging Radar and Symbology for Helicopter Operations in Degraded Visual Environments (DVE)

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been awarded a contract to fulfill the Degraded Visual Environments (DVE) Operational Needs Statement (ONS)...

Jan 04, 2012, 08:58 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation Statement: U.S. Air Force Stop Work Order on Light Air Support Award

Sierra Nevada Corporation issued the following statement in response to a stop work order received today from the U.S. Air Force on the recently...

Dec 30, 2011, 06:42 ET A-29 Super Tucano Wins Air Force Bid for Light Air Support Mission

Eren Ozmen, President, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), and Luiz Carlos Aguiar, CEO, Embraer Defense and Security (Embraer), today announced that the ...

Dec 16, 2011, 12:10 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation's Descent Brake Will Help Land NASA's MSL

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems business area headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, is once again playing a critical role in a NASA...

Dec 06, 2011, 06:01 ET Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Completes Milestones Five & Six for NASA's Commercial Crew Program on Time and Within Budget

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems announces the completion of two Dream Chaser Space System Milestones under NASA's Commercial Crew...

Nov 15, 2011, 06:58 ET Sense and Avoid Radar Sensor Successfully Completes First Flight Demonstration

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Multi Sensor Detect Sense and Avoid (MSDSA) program successfully completed its first airborne demonstration using a ...