Editing SpaceDev (section)

{{short description|Company}}
{{For|Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems|Sierra Nevada Corporation}}

{{Infobox company
| name   = Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems (formerly SpaceDev, Inc.)
| logo   = Space dev (logo).png
| logo_size = 150px
| type   = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation     = [[Poway, California]] (1997)
| key_people     = Mark N. Sirangelo, CEO (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Richard B. Slansky, President and CFO. (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer). Scott Tibbitts, Managing Director and Director. [[James S. Voss]], Vice President.
| location       = [[Poway, California]]
| num_employees  = 208
| industry       = [[Aerospace]] & [[defense industry|Defense]]
| products       = Small Spacecraft, Propulsion Products and Services, Space Components and Mechanisms, Structures
| revenue        = [[United States Dollar|USD]] $33 million (2006)
| homepage       = [http://www.spacedev.com/ http://www.spacedev.com/]
}}

'''SpaceDev''', a part of the "Space Systems Business" of [[Sierra Nevada Corporation]], is prominent for its [[spaceflight]] and [[Microsatellite (spaceflight)|microsatellite]] work.  It designed and built components for the [[hybrid rocket]] motors for [[Paul Allen]]'s [[Scaled Composites Tier One|Tier One]] [[suborbital]] [[Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne|SpaceShipOne]] space program operated by [[Scaled Composites]].  It is also developing micro- and nano-satellites, a small expendable launch vehicle, the [[SpaceDev Streaker]], and has designed a piloted suborbital and orbital spaceship of its own, the [[SpaceDev Dream Chaser]], in collaboration with [[NASA]].

SpaceDev is based near San Diego in [[Poway, California]].  Its objective is to make routine commercial spaceflight possible and to help open space for all of humanity.

Previously a publicly traded company (OTCBB:SPDV), on 20 October 2008 SpaceDev officials announced that the company would be acquired by [[Sierra Nevada Corporation]], a privately owned company.  The announced acquisition price was 38 million dollars.  The role of SpaceDev will be melded into another of Sierra Nevada's subsidiary companies, [[MicroSat]], to create a more complete [[space technology]] unit.<ref>[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]] Vol. 169 No. 16, 27 Oct. 2008, "Changing Hands", p. 16</ref><ref>http://www.sncorp.com/news/default.shtml Sierra Nevada Corporation Newsletter: "SNC signed agreement to acquire SpaceDev"</ref> On December 16, 2008, SpaceDev announced its acquisition by Sierra Nevada Corporation had been completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spacedev.com/press_more_info.php?id=289 |title=SpaceDev Acquired by Sierra Nevada Corporation |date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=SpaceDev}}</ref>