First Dream Chaser spaceplane needs more work when it gets to launch site
Briefly

The Dream Chaser is set to fly atop a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket to the ISS in the third or fourth quarter, requiring completion of tests and heat shield work at Kennedy Space Center.
Environmental testing in Ohio involved shock tests, vibration simulations, separation system trials, and exposure to the space environment in a thermal vacuum chamber to validate spacecraft performance.
Read at Ars Technica
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