What if there was a “spaceplane” that blasted off – went into space – returned to Earth and landed on a normal runway just like a modern commercial airliner?

Well, the “what if” scenario will soon be a reality. A company called Sierra Space is moving forward with its Dream Chaser spaceplane. Not only is the company working on a highly reusable spaceplane, but it’s also developing an inflatable, three-story commercial space station called the LIFE habitat.

This episode of Talking Aerospace Today ventures into some truly awe-inspiring territory. Joining me are the CEO of Sierra Space, Tom Vice, and my partner, Dale Tutt. We’ll be talking about how Sierra Space adopted the Xcelerator portfolio as its digital platform for all of its projects. Xcelerator provides Sierra Space with a fully integrated process from concept to design to manufacturing. Among the many advantages is how Xcelerator allows teams to perform concurrent engineering while testing thousands of iterations before anything ever gets built. When it comes to the advantages of a digitalized work environment, Tom has a lot to share.

Tom also touches on the importance of making space travel open to all. If more people could visit space with all of its mystery and fascination, we might be able to move the boundaries of human understanding forward to benefit all Earth’s inhabitants. 

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