tiles (for most of the belly and upper portion of the heat shield), and a new composite material called Toughened Unipiece Fibrous Reusable Oxidation Resistant Ceramic (TUFROC) to cover the nose and leading edges.

Shooting Star module

In 2019, it was announced that an expendable Shooting Star cargo module would be part of the Dream Chaser cargo system for CRS-2 flights. The module is a 15 ft attachment to Dream Chaser that will allow the spacecraft to carry an additional 10,000 lb of pressurized and unpressurized cargo to ISS.

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