Video: Sierra Space Shares Progress On Its Ghost Spacecraft

Aviation Week senior editor Guy Norris speaks with Erik Daehler, Vice President of Orbital Systems and Services for the Sierra Space Corporation to learn more about its Ghost.

Produced by Sierra's Axelerator incubator program, Ghost is a low-beta re-entry vehicle designed to return objects from space – and through space – directly to a heli-pad size location on Earth.

Last month the system's the first drop test was completed in Florida, helping engineers gather invaluable on its capabilities and real-world challenges, moving closer to the goal of launching operations within the coming years.

Watch Sierra's drop test here.