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SNC spun off its space division, established in 2008, into Sierra Space in April. 25 announcement of Orbital Reef, Janet Kavandi, president of Sierra Space, said that SNC has put more than $1 billion into Dream Chaser development and an unspecified amount into LIFE. Sierra Space has relied until now on investment from SNCвЂ™s founders, Fatih and Eren Ozmen. That includes an expanded presence in Florida, where the company is working with NASA and state officials on a proposed facility at the Kennedy Space Center for the servicing and maintenance of Dream Chaser vehicles. Sierra Space currently has about 1,100 employees, which Vice said he expected to double in the next 18 months. вЂњRight now we are very focused on all of the development associated with Orbital Reef and have Orbital Reef on orbit, open for business and generating revenues, in 2027,вЂќ he said. 25 by a team that includes Sierra Space along with Blue Origin, Boeing and Redwire. Vice said the company is also studying future, larger versions.Д«oth LIFE and Dream Chaser are part of Orbital Reef, the commercial space station concept announced Oct.

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That includes completing the design of the module, which has a volume of 300 cubic meters once expanded to its full size in orbit, as well as soft-goods certification of the moduleвЂ™s materials. The other one third of the funds will support development of its Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) inflatable module. вЂњThe performance of the spaceplane, its capabilities and its payload size would all be informed by national security needs, which are likely to be different than what the civil or commercial needs would be,вЂќ he said. He declined to comment on specific differences between that version of Dream Chaser and those used for commercial cargo and crew versions. Sierra Space is also investigating the possibility of developing a version of Dream Chaser for national security applications. That includes development of a crewed version of the vehicle that could make its first flight with people on board as soon as 2025, Vice said.

The company will use about two thirds of the funds for work on Dream Chaser, the lifting-body vehicle it is building for to transport cargo for the International Space Station starting in late 2022. The funding raised in this round will support company operation through 2024. вЂњWe decided to take a deeper look into remaining private, bringing together a group of investors who really share the long-term, high-growth plan,вЂќ he said. 19 interview, Tom Vice, chief executive of Sierra Space, said the company considered a range of options for the funding, including going public through a traditional initial public offering or a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). We look forward to providing active partnership to Sierra Space and its management team to accelerate its growth and magnify its global impact.вЂќ вЂњThe company has harnessed advanced technologies and a culture of innovation to develop products that have transformative potential, and that position Sierra Space as an emerging leader in the new space age. вЂњGeneral Atlantic and our fellow co-investors are proud to support Sierra Space in its vision to define the future of the commercial space economy,вЂќ said Bill Ford, chairman and chief executive of General Atlantic, in a statement.