After Vulcan’s first launch early this year, the plan was for Dream Chaser to be the second payload sometime in the summer. That being said, recently it’s become clear that Sierra Space needs more time to complete testing and final prep before they are ready to integrate the spaceplane with Vulcan. Interestingly, rather than just waiting for Dream Chaser to be ready, ULA has decided to launch without them.
Specifically, they decided they’re instead just going to launch a mass simulator in order to ensure Vulcan is certified in a timely manner. However, because Dream Chaser is missing its ride to space, the next available Vulcan could be well into 2025 based on ULA’s current manifest. Here I will go more in-depth into this delay, ULA’s rush for certification, final spaceplane testing, and more.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Missed Its Ride
3:22 - Dream Chaser Tenacity
