I've got to admit, I'm a huge fan of the SNC Dream Chaser. It appears to be a far more capable spacecraft than the capsule designs Boeing and SpaceX are doing. It has greater cross-range landing capability, subjects its occupants to lower G-forces during reentry, and has built-in hybrid fuel rockets for on-orbit maneuvering and other uses (such as flying safely away from a booster failure).
Plus, it actually looks like a spaceship.
SNC seem very determined to make it work. They've said Dream Chaser is happening even if they get cut from NASA's Commercial Crew program. They've said they're partnering with the Europeans. They've got a deal to land their ships at Houston. First unmanned orbital flight is penciled in for November 2016.
A reusable booster from SpaceX could revolutionize space flight. If that happens, it only makes sense for Dream Chaser to launch on a SpaceX booster eventually. IMHO that would be the killer combination. The only thing on the horizon that might compete would be Skylon, if it ever flies, but it's much riskier and further from being realized. (And even if Skylon gets real, in some ways it would be less versatile.)
We could have had new ships flying before now if the Congress would let NASA spend their money the way they want, instead of "earmarking" large portions to pork barrel projects like the Launch Pad To Nowhere, SLS, etc.
