Altius Space Machines has entered an unfunded Space Agreement Act with NASA for development of a Compact Stowable Manipulator (CSM) for the Orion crew vehicle. The Colorado based startup is already under contract with US Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) for services relating to the Phoenix spacecraft designed to recycle orbiting satellites. The two collaborations provide advancements in the capture [...]
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Safety Requirements Shape Commercial Crew Designs
Source: Rebecca Regan for NASA NASA’s plans for a new generation of commercially owned and operated spacecraft and launches involve meeting a number of goals, none higher than keeping to the agency’s high standards for crew safety. The agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) outlined hundreds of human safety and performance requirements for the companies it is working with to carry astronauts [...]
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Report Released
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) was established in 1968 in the aftermath of the Apollo 1 fire to evaluate NASA’s safety performance and advise the agency on improvement strategies. ASAP is required by the US Congress to submit an annual report to examine NASA’s safety culture as well as compliance with the Columbia Accident Investigation Board recommendations. ASAP’s 2011 [...]
