NASA CRS-2 Dream Chaser Cargo Contract
Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract for Dream Chaser cargo missions to the ISS, materially modified in 2025 to remove the guaranteed-flight commitment.
NASA selected Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft on 2016-01-14 for a Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract guaranteeing a minimum of seven cargo missions to the ISS, with roughly $1.4B obligated to the Dream Chaser line. The program transferred to Sierra Space following its 2021 spin-off from Sierra Nevada Corporation. On 2025-09-25, NASA materially modified the contract, removing the seven-flight guarantee; Sierra Space will instead fly a single free-flight demonstration (Demo-1, reconfigured from an ISS-docking mission to a free-flying orbital test) now targeted for late 2026.
Award detail
- Agency
- NASA
- Award ID
- CRS-2
- Ceiling value
- $1.4B (originally guaranteed; flight guarantee removed Sep 2025)
- Vehicle
- Dream Chaser (Firm-fixed-price/IDIQ, CRS-2)
- Awarded
- 2016-01-14
- Period of performance ends
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Frequently asked
- What is the NASA CRS-2 Dream Chaser Cargo Contract contract?
- NASA selected Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft on 2016-01-14 for a Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract guaranteeing a minimum of seven cargo missions to the ISS, with roughly $1.4B obligated to the Dream Chaser line. The program transferred to Sierra Space following its 2021 spin-off from Sierra Nevada Corporation. On 2025-09-25, NASA materially modified the contract, removing the seven-flight guarantee; Sierra Space will instead fly a single free-flight demonstration (Demo-1, reconfigured from an ISS-docking mission to a free-flying orbital test) now targeted for late 2026.
- Which agency awarded the NASA CRS-2 Dream Chaser Cargo Contract contract?
- The NASA CRS-2 Dream Chaser Cargo Contract contract was awarded by NASA under a Dream Chaser (Firm-fixed-price/IDIQ, CRS-2) vehicle.
- How much is the NASA CRS-2 Dream Chaser Cargo Contract contract worth?
- The NASA CRS-2 Dream Chaser Cargo Contract contract has a value of $1.4B (originally guaranteed; flight guarantee removed Sep 2025), awarded on 2016-01-14.
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