'Star Wars'-style spacecraft to blast off into space this September

Space company Sierra Space is set to fulfill Star Wars fans' dream as it prepares the launch of their Dream Chaser spacecraft, Tenacity, towards the end of this year.

Tenacity is not your ordinary spacecraft as it has been designed with retractable wings and sleek Space Shuttle-like fuselage to resemble a spacecraft one would find in the legendary movie Star Wars, Futurism reported.

The intriguing spacecraft is preparing to roar into action after it arrived at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa) Kennedy Space Center last week in preparation for its maiden voyage to the International Space Station (ISS) in September.

It completed "rigorous environmental testing" at the Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio. 

Additionally, while its first launch is designed to test its cargo capabilities, the company is already looking to launch human astronauts on board as well.

"Oh, it's a possibility I might be flying, it’s a possibility you could be a passenger as well," retired Nasa astronaut and Sierra Space chief medical officer Tom Marshburn told NBC 6 South Florida.

However, before Tenacity embarks on its first-ever mission, it will have to go through tests and eventually be attached to the launcher of the United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket, which will hoist it into space.

Dream Chaser is under contract with Nasa to fly seven cargo missions to the ISS.

It is a renewable alternative to SpaceX's Dragon cargo shuttle that can glide back through the atmosphere to land on any runway that's at least 10,000 feet in length.