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Sierra Space is developing the Dream Chaser spaceplane for NASA's CRS-2 cargo missions alongside its LIFE habitat for future commercial space stations.
ACTIVECommercial space company developing Dream Chaser spaceplane and LIFE habitat for NASA CRS-2 missions and future commercial space stations.
Commercial space company developing Dream Chaser spaceplane and LIFE habitat for NASA CRS-2 missions and future commercial space stations.
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Latest government contract
IMPLEMENTS A SOLUTION FROM THE INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN CANISTER (BRIC) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) (BRIC-LED) CANISTER LIDS.
NASA · $43K · May 26, 2026
Latest funding round
Series C · $550M
Mar 5, 2026 · led by LuminArx Capital Management
Reusable spaceplane for ISS cargo resupply (CRS-2) and future crew missions.
Large Integrated Flexible Environment inflatable habitat module.
| Sierra Space HQ | headquarters | Louisville, US |
Contracts, suppliers, launches and schedule for each program, every fact sourced:
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2 dated public commitments by Sierra Space, with sources and outcomes on the Promise Ledger.
Compiled Sep 28, 2026 from 8 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space federal awards
18 awards, $75.3M obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Sep 4, 2015 to May 26, 2026; most from NASA (17 awards)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award May 26, 2026
Latest space award
$43K from NASA
IMPLEMENTS A SOLUTION FROM THE INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN CANISTER (BRIC) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) (BRIC-LED)...
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded May 26, 2026
Form D notices
2 offerings reported on Form D
Latest filed Apr 12, 2023; first sale Jan 28, 2022; 1 of them last updated by an amendment (D/A)
Each offering counts once: a later amendment (Form D/A) replaces its original. Form D names no round label and no investors. Filings for a merger or SPAC deal are left out.
Sourced rounds on record
3 rounds, $1.99B disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount; we hold 2 more rounds with no source link, not counted here
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Open roles
176 open roles
90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: Company jobs board (Workday)
Counted Sep 27, 2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
17 space awards, $75.2M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, May 26, 2026
Department of Defense
1 space award, $100K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Apr 29, 2026
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, September 28). Sierra Space: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/sierra-space
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Sierra Space: Company dossier." Data as of September 28, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/sierra-space.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_sierraspace_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Sierra Space}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/sierra-space}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/sierra-space},
urldate = {2026-09-28},
note = {Data as of 2026-09-28; each fact links its primary source}
}