COTS Falling Behind?

COTS Support Of ISS Doubted. Aviation Now

“Tommy Holloway, chair of the International Space Station (ISS) Safety Task Force and former ISS manager for NASA, told House lawmakers July 24 that he doubts the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program can make up for a “substantial part” of the projected ISS logistics shortfall in the crucial first few years after the space shuttle’s 2010 retirement. “I think depending entirely on COTS would be a significant risk to the long-term viability of the station,” Holloway said during a hearing of the House Science Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee.”