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Sierra Space's new Dream Chaser hopes to bring people into orbit

Rendering of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser
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Sierra Space
A rendering of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser in orbit.

Between them, veteran NASA astronauts Janet Kavandi and Thomas Marshburn have logged more than 370 days in space. Now, they’re working for Sierra Space on a mission to launch humans on the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft.

We’ll speak with Kavandi and Marshburn about how their spaceflight experience is helping them write the next chapter in commercial space exploration.

Then, NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovered evidence of organic molecules on Mars. We’ll speak with Amy Williams, a mission scientist and University of Florida astrobiologist, about what the findings mean in Percy’s search for signs of ancient life on the red planet.

Marian is a multimedia journalist at WMFE 90.7 working as a reporter and producer for the 'Are We There Yet?' space podcast.
Brendan Byrne is WMFE's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the WMFE newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing WMFE's internship program.

Byrne also hosts WMFE's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration.
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