Here is an artist's rendition of Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser. Now if it looks somewhat familiar, yes it vaguely resembles the Shuttle, but this craft drew inspiration from the HL-20 from the 80s which was a test bed for NASA.Dream Chaser launches like Dragon atop a booster, carrying no fuel of its' own. It will be capable of, according to the DVICE article of: ferrying up to seven people and a small amount of cargo up to the International Space Station.
NASA in betting on the system as well. The agency recently awarded $212 million from the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability Space Act Agreement. With it, Sierra Nevada will be able to continue research and continue testing on the structure of a Dream Chaser prototype that has already been completed
