Sierra Nevada Corporation
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Headquarters | Sparks, Nevada |
| Key people | Eren Ozmen, President and CFO; Fatih Ozmen, CEO |
| Products | Spacecraft Telemedicine Renewable Energy Navigation and Guidance Information Management C4ISR Electronic Protection Cyber Security |
| Employees | 2500 |
| Website | sncorp.com |
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is an electronic systems provider and systems integrator specializing in microsatellites, energy, telemedicine, nanotechnology, and commercial orbital transportation services. The company contracts with the US military, NASA and private spaceflight companies. The company is headquartered in Sparks, Nevada.
SNC employs over 2500 people.[1] SNC has six different business areas, and 30 locations in 16 states along with numerous customer support sites located throughout the world.[2]
History
The company was founded in 1963 and was acquired in 1993 by husband and wife Fatih and Eren Ozmen. The Ozmens are Turkish but live in the United States.[3] Fatih has been associated with the company since 1981.[4]
Major Contracts
On February 27, 2013, the Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano offered by Sierra Nevada Corporation and its partner Embraer, won a bid for a U.S. Air Force Light Air Support contract to provide reconnaissance and training capabilities to the Afghanistan military. [5]
SpaceDev - Now SNC Space Systems
On December 16, 2008 SNC announced it had completed its acquisition of SpaceDev.[6] SNC is now developing an orbital spacecraft called the Dream Chaser.[1] On February 1, 2010, Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded[7] $20 million in seed money in phase 1 of NASA’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program for the development of the DreamChaser. Of the $50 million awarded in the phase 1 CCDev program, Dream Chaser's award represents the largest share of the funds.
On August 3rd, 2012, NASA announced new agreements with the Sierra Nevada Corporation and two other companies to design and develop the next generation of U.S. human spaceflight capabilities, enabling a launch of astronauts from U.S. soil in the next five years. Advances made by these companies under newly signed Space Act Agreements through the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative are intended to ultimately lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. As part of this agreement, Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded $212.5 million, ostensibly to continue development and testing of its Dream Chaser spacecraft.[8]
RocketMotorTwo
SNC is the prime contractor on RocketMotorTwo for SpaceShipTwo, and is designing the rocket engine for Scaled Composites.[9]
Aircraft reconnaissance development
Gorgon Stare, a wide-area surveillance sensor, is being developed and tested on the MQ-9 Reaper at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. with the 53rd Wing. These sensors pods have been in development since 2009 by the Air Force’s Big Safari group and Sierra Nevada Corp.[10]
See also
↑Jump back a sectionReferences
- ^ a b Mark Sirangelo (2009-10-27). International Astronautical Congress 2009: Civilian Access to Space (video). Daejeon, Korea: Flightglobal Hyperbola, Rob Coppinger., video comments at 11:30 ff.
- ^ Company at a glance
- ^ http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Mar-31-Sat-2007/news/13508806.html
- ^ http://www.sncorp.com/snc_fatihozmen.php
- ^ http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130227/DEFREG02/302270025/Super-Tucano-Wins-Afghanistan-Light-Air-Support-Bid?odyssey=nav%7Chead
- ^ "Sierra Nevada Corporation Acquires Space Dev Inc". SNC. December 16, 2008.
- ^ "SNC receives largest award of NASA's CCDev Competitive Contract". SNC. February 1, 2010.
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- ^ Space.com, "Virgin Galactic Pushes Private Spaceship Envelope in Test Flights", Leonard David, 10 June 2011
- ^ AirForceTimes.com: Air Force stands by Gorgon Stare program, by Ben Iannotta - C4ISR Journal Writer, posted Tuesday Jan 25, 2011 14:15:59 EST
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