Dream Chaser Tenacity, the first cargo plane that will travel to the ISS/Dream Chaser Tenacity, el primer avión de carga que viajará a la ISS

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In the summer of 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth from the international space station. This shuttle would be the last of its line and the end of the space shuttles that had begun in 1981 with the launch of Columbia and that until today we had all forgotten.

En el verano del año 2011 regresaba a la Tierra procedente de la estación espacial internacional el transbordador espacial Atlantis, este transbordador sería el último de su estirpe y el final de los transbordadores espaciales que había comenzado en 1981 con el lanzamiento del Columbia y que hasta el día de hoy ya todos habíamos olvidado.

More than a decade later and in order to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, the Sierra Space company has designed a new model of unmanned space plane that is already at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to carry out its first flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

Más de una década después y con el fin de ampliar el re abastecimiento comercial en la órbita terrestre baja, la compañía Sierra Space ha diseñado un nuevo modelo de avión espacial no tripulado que ya se encuentra en el Centro Espacial Kennedy de la NASA para realizar su primer vuelo a la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS).


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This is the Dream Chaser Tenacity, a space plane more than 9 meters long and 4.5 meters wide with the ability to land on a conventional runway in the style of the space shuttle, with a Shooting Star module that can transport up to 3 tons of charges internally in addition to the three pressure-free external payload supports.

Se trata del Dream Chaser Tenacity un avión espacial de más de 9 metros de largo y 4,5 metros de ancho con la capacidad de aterrizar en una pista convencional al estilo del transbordador espacial, con un módulo Shooting Star que podrá transportar hasta 3 toneladas de carga internamente además de los tres soportes de carga útil externos sin presión.

In addition to carrying payloads to low Earth orbit, Tenacity is capable of returning up to 1.5 tons, while the Shooting Star module has been designed to detach from the aircraft and disintegrate in the atmosphere during re-entry which will allow you to get rid of more than three tons of garbage in each mission.

Además de llevar cargas a la órbita baja de la Tierra, el Tenacity es capaz de transportar de vuelta hasta 1,5 toneladas, por otra parte el módulo Shooting Star ha sido diseñado para desprenderse del avión y desintegrarse en la atmósfera durante la re entrada, lo que permitirá deshacerse de más de tres toneladas de basura en cada misión.


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On May 18, Tenacity arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a special transport where it was assembled to the aforementioned Shooting Star cargo module and began carrying out final tests before its maiden flight to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled for later this year.

El pasado 18 de mayo el Tenacity llegó al Centro Espacial Kennedy de la NASA en Florida a bordo de un transporte especial donde se ensambló al módulo de carga Shooting Star antes mencionado y comenzar con la realización de las pruebas finales antes de su vuelo inaugural a la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) programado para finales de este año.

I suppose that the oldest among my readers will remember the terrible accident of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, which disintegrated in the air just minutes after takeoff, claiming the lives of its seven crew members and leaving all the spectators in shock. Fortunately, the Tenacity does not need crew.

Supongo que los más vetustos entre mis lectores recordaréis el terrible accidente del transbordador espacial Challenger en 1986, que se desintegró en el aire a escasos minutos del despegue cobrándose la vida de sus siete tripulantes y dejando en shock a todos los espectadores, afortunadamente el Tenacity no necesita tripulación.

More information/Más información
https://www.space.com/dream-chaser-space-plane-arrives-florida

https://www.tiempo.com/ram/primer-avion-de-carga-eei-iss.html

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I remember the Challenger disaster well, I was in school when it happened. That was such a sad event, and the later loss of the Columbia. I still remember watching the first Columbia launch on TV, it was early enough that I hadn't headed of the school yet.

Dream Chaser looks to be an awesome creation. I hope it's successful, we desperately need a way to get supplies into orbit especially if the Russians completely pull out of the ISS as threatened over the Ukraine war.

Keep up the good work, you are always finding interesting stuff. I love it!

It is a pleasure, thank you for your comment.

Wow brother this is awesome I didn't even know cargo planes could go to space. The Dream Chaser Tenacity looks so cool. I hope it helps with space research and exploration in the future man