Sierra Space, a leading commercial space-tech company that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth\u00ae, announced that two additional partners will help accelerate the investigation into Spaceport Oita in Kunisaki, Oita, Japan, as a potential landing site in Asia for Sierra Space\u2019s Dream Chaser\u00ae, reaffirming its plans to expand a global network of return locations for the revolutionary new commercial spaceplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MUFG Bank, Ltd., and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., anchor investors in Sierra Space\u2019s Series B funding round, are joining forces with Sierra Space, Oita Prefecture, Kanematsu Corporation and Japan Airlines to conduct a comprehensive utilization and landing site study at Spaceport Oita. The consortium will work together to identify and develop new business opportunities for Sierra Space\u2019s Dream Chaser in Japan and across the Asian continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur dual-use and fully reusable Dream Chaser spaceplane will transform space travel,\u201d said Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice. \u201cDream Chaser\u2019s unique ability to land on compatible commercial runway worldwide \u2013 transporting precious cargo efficiently in a low-g landing \u2013 opens myriad, new global economic opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTwo major Sierra Space investors, MUFG Bank, Ltd., and Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., will help extend the robust commercial economy we\u2019re building in Low Earth Orbit to businesses and academic institutions in Japan and across the Asia-Pacific region. We are honored to share this vision with them, along with our partners in Oita Prefecture, Kanematsu and Japan Airlines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dream Chaser \u2013 the world\u2019s first winged commercial spacecraft \u2013 recently arrived at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center and entered into operations ahead of its first International Space Station (ISS) servicing mission. The Dream Chaser fleet is growing rapidly, with a second spaceplane under construction, and the company is eyeing multiple global partnerships to establish the following runway landing sites in addition to Oita, Japan:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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