1 00:00:01,660 --> 00:00:06,180 Narrator: Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser flight vehicle rolled through a series 2 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:11,630 of ground tests at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. 3 00:00:11,630 --> 00:00:15,150 Sierra Nevada Corp Employee: and you are go to arm post separation and change ů ready. 4 00:00:15,150 --> 00:00:18,040 Sierra Nevada Corp Employee: 40 mph. 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:19,960 Sierra Nevada Corp Employee: tow arm and change ů ready. 6 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:25,430 Narrator: After arriving at the California facility in May, workers un-wrapped the test spacecraft 7 00:00:25,430 --> 00:00:28,120 and attached its wings and tail. 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:34,200 Then, a pickup truck pulled the winged vehicle at intervals of 10, 20, 40 and 60 miles per hour 9 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:39,560 on concrete runways to help assess its braking and landing systems. 10 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:52,130 Sierra Nevada Corp Employee: ready, release. 11 00:00:52,130 --> 00:00:54,880 Narrator: These tests are preparing company engineers for upcoming 12 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,580 captive-carry and free-flight tests at Dryden. 13 00:00:58,580 --> 00:01:02,590 Sierra Nevada Corporation is one of three American companies working with