While companies show off their robots, autonomous cars and virtual reality headsets at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Sierra Space is presenting innovations that are out of this world.
The company is showcasing a life-size replica of its Dream Chaser spaceplane that will one day take people and cargo to low Earth-orbit.
Along with the 30-foot craft, Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat, a giant inflatable house for moon colonizers, is also on display - but as a scaled-down version.
Sierra Space may be a newcomer to the space industry, but the company has secured a deal with NASA for unmanned flights to the International Space Station (ISS) starting this year.
And it is working with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to develop a commercial outpost off-Earth called Orbital Reef.
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Sierra Space is showcasing a life-size replica of its Dream Chaser spaceplane at CES 2022, which that will one day take people and cargo to low Earth-orbit
CES, which is held in Las Vegas, is expected to host more than 50,000 people and 2,200 exhibitors - the event opened Wednesday and ends Friday.
Although many people are set to fill the event halls, several big name companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta and TikTok pulled out of the conference over concerns of the coronavirus.
However, other companies, like Sierra Space, are not deterred by the lingering pandemic.
Sierra Space was created as an independent company last year and was formerly Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space System’s division, but has been working on its Dream Chaser space plane for more than a decade.
Along with the 30-foot craft, Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat, a giant inflatable house for moon colonizers, is also on display - but as a scaled-down version
The cargo version of the craft is set to launch this year, which will be carried to space on a United Launch Alliance
