Sierra Space had been looking to join SpaceX and Northrop Grumman as one of three commercial resupply partners for NASA aiming to fly its Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station.

But now Dream Chaser won’t be guaranteed any flights to the space station after NASA and Sierra Space mutually agreed to adjust the contract.

The Dream Chaser spacecraft made it to Kennedy Space Center in spring 2024 and had been aiming to fly on the second-ever launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan later that year. But issues after testing forced its ride to space to move on without them .

Now, Sierra Space and NASA have changed their deal so Dream Chaser’s first flight will be a free flyer, not hooking up with the space station. And because of ULA’s growing manifest including priority

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