Glide test of Dream Chaser with a lot of hopes

'Dream Chaser'- a product of a dynamic collaboration of NASA and SNC (Sierra Neva Corporation). A winged, light-body spacecraft that provides flexible, credible, affordable solution for ISS crew transportation and hopefully a path to the future of human space flight operations for NASA. 

Dream Chaser did its first gliding approach and landing test at Edwards Air Force Base on 26th of October at 11:10 am. Dream Chaser automated flight control system gently steered the vehicle to its intended glide slope. The vehicle adhered to the design flight trajectory throughout the flight profile. But during the landing time, the landing gear did not function as expected, causing the spacecraft to flip. But still its on the way to a major achievement. 

The spacecraft is refined and validated through partnership agreements with seven NASA field centres, ensuring maximum customer insight and access throughout the development and testing process. 

Dream Chaser Space System Features:

• Reusable lifting-body spacecraft carries upto seven crew and cargo to and from low Earth orbit. It also includes the transportation of NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
• Vehicle design derived from NASA's HL-20, which has years of development, analysis and wind tunnel testing by the Langley Research Centre. 
• Launches vertically on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V Launch Vehicle. 
• Capable of free flight in low Earth orbit and of docking to the International Space Station and Orbital destinations. 
• Low-g reentry protects crew and science experiment return samples.
• Low-impact horizontal landing on a conventional runway. 
• Large cross-range with frequent landing opportunities
• Exceptional crew safety features, such as non-toxic propulsion systems.
• On-board propulsion system derived from SNC's SpaceShipOne and SpaceShip Two patented hybrid rocket motor technology.
• Designed for simple maintenance and quick turn around.