How Inspiration Mars and NASA Will Work Together
NASA Space Act Agreement With Paragon Space Development Corporation for Inspiration Mars Evaluation
“This Agreement shall be for the purpose of NASA corroborating with the partner evaluating the aerocapture and reentry phases of Paragon’s proposed Inspiration Mars Mission using baseline vehicle architecture and Paragon-defined mission parameters, NASA will use its unique expertise and facilities to predict the aerodynamic and aerothermal environments during the Earth reentry maneuvers and assess the performance of critical vehicle systems, such as the thermal protection system (TPS).”
In an earlier post I was quaking in my boots at the thought of the re-entry. Good to know they have a handle on it.
Looks like Paragon is slowly building up the capability to make their own capsules: ECLSS, TPS, then the pressure vessel, etc. Add to that prime contractor status with Inspiration Mars and mission design trade studies… the 2020s could be a VERY busy time for the Paragon people.
Thanks. Nice to know what NASA will do. I thought Paragon was life support. They sound like they are doing the whole spacecraft. $100,000 IM said was the amount. Sounds like a good deal.