How NASA's wingless lifting body program - from a Pontiac-towed prototype to Bruce Peterson's 1967 crash - defined the aerodynamics behind all 133 Space Shuttle landings.
VectorSierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spaceplane - targeting its first ISS mission in 2026 - could become the first runway-landing spacecraft since the shuttle retired in 2011.
VectorDream Chaser carries six decades of NASA lifting body research into commercial spaceflight, designed to return from orbit and land on a runway like an aircraft.
VectorSierra Space's Dream Chaser is a reusable lifting body spaceplane built to launch on a rocket, deliver cargo to the ISS, and land autonomously on conventional airport runways.
VectorHow Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane returns from orbit at just 1.5 g and lands on a runway like an airliner.
VectorHow Sierra Space's Dream Chaser lands like an airplane on a runway, and why the Space Shuttle's lifting-body shape keeps coming back.
VectorRadio Hangar explores The Sierra Space Dream Chaser, Tenacity, and the Lifting-Body Spaceplane That Glides Home to a Runway Like an Airliner.
VectorSierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane, first vehicle Tenacity, aims to land from orbit on a runway like an airliner.
VectorSierra Space's Dream Chaser is a lifting-body spaceplane that lands on a runway like an airplane, returning fragile cargo gently instead of splashing into the ocean.
VectorSierra Space's Dream Chaser is a lifting-body spaceplane built to land on ordinary runways with a gentle re-entry, but it hasn't yet flown to orbit.
VectorHow Sierra Space's Dream Chaser launches vertically on a rocket and glides home to a runway like an airliner - and why it still hasn't flown.
VectorRadio Hangar explores The Dream Chaser, the Lifting Body Lineage, and the Spaceplane That Lands on a Runway Like Something You Actually Fly.
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