Christopher Allison Senior Systems Engineer Sierra Nevada Corporation

Christopher Allison is the Regulatory Affairs Lead for Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems. In support of SNC’s Dream Chaser® orbital vehicle program, he has served as the Federal Agencies Integration Lead and Landing Site Coordinator. In recent years, Mr. Allison has represented SNC to the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of State, and Federal launch Ranges coordinating compliance with government requirements and regulations in support of planned Dream Chaser launches and landings. Recently Mr. Allison was asked to represent SNC on 3 Aviation Rulemaking Committees discussing topics of commercial space regulations and integration into the National Airspace System. He is also Chairman of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s Regulatory Committee and advises SNC representation on COMSTAC. In support of the Advanced Development team at SNC, Mr. Allison leads the SNC Landing Site Designation and supports coordination of secondary payloads on NASA CRS2 missions as well as dedicated payloads on future Dream Chaser free flying missions.