Dream chaser 左邊的landing gear failed to deploy，降落時skided off the runway. 不過 the flight control worked as design。这是2013年的first free flight test, 雖然因為mechanical problem沒有完全成功，但SNC had met the requirement，所以NASA繼續fund SNC。SNC 沒有獲得NASA 的crew flight contracts，只得到CS-2 contract 作為ISS resupply的vender。其中一個問題我相信是SpaceX 和 Boeing 都有一個 turnkey solution，他們能提供capsules 和launch vehicles，而SNC 要用ULA 的Atlas V。
Dream Chaser 最大的好處是 reentry 的時候，那些 capsule based space vehicles 在normal reentry的時候，crews 要承受4-5g，Soyuz 在08年的時候，因為mulfunction，結果要實行 ballistic reentry，crews experienced 8g。其中一個還要送院。以前shuttle reentry，g force 低於2. Dream Chaser的design goal 是 1.5g，crews on dream chaser 會舒服的多。SNC 沒拿到NASA的contracts for crewed flight，但UN有意用SNC，結果如何要看看。
It is unlikely Dream Chaser will be used for military. Air Force already has X-37, and whatever future mission is likely based on X-37.
Based on SNC's analysis, with the nosegear to be a skid, it makes easier to control if wheels blow. It had happened before, during space shuttle orbiter landing, one of the wheels blown. So two different landing gears system, even one failed, the other one will still function.
Dream chaser 左邊的landing gear failed to deploy，降落時skided off the runway. 不過 the flight control worked as design。这是2013年的first free flight test, 雖然因為mechanical problem沒有完全成功，但SNC had met the requirement，所以NASA繼續fund SNC。SNC 沒有獲得NASA 的crew flight contracts，只得到CS-2 contract 作為ISS resupply的vender。其中一個問題我相信是SpaceX 和 Boeing 都有一個 turnkey solution，他們能提供capsules 和launch vehicles，而SNC 要用ULA 的Atlas V。
Dream Chaser 最大的好處是 reentry 的時候，那些 capsule based space vehicles 在normal reentry的時候，crews 要承受4-5g，Soyuz 在08年的時候，因為mulfunction，結果要實行 ballistic reentry，crews experienced 8g。其中一個還要送院。以前shuttle reentry，g force 低於2. Dream Chaser的design goal 是 1.5g，crews on dream chaser 會舒服的多。SNC 沒拿到NASA的contracts for crewed flight，但UN有意用SNC，結果如何要看看。
It is unlikely Dream Chaser will be used for military. Air Force already has X-37, and whatever future mission is likely based on X-37.
Based on SNC's analysis, with the nosegear to be a skid, it makes easier to control if wheels blow. It had happened before, during space shuttle orbiter landing, one of the wheels blown. So two different landing gears system, even one failed, the other one will still function.