NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Nevada Innovation Sites
“NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver visited Las Vegas Friday to meet with Nevada entrepreneurs and discuss innovations in space exploration and technology development critical to America’s future in space. Garver toured the facilities of Bigelow Aerospace, a company that has been developing expandable space habitats. NASA is evaluating Bigelow’s concept for an expandable module for the International Space Station. If approved, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, could be launched to the station using a commercial cargo flight and robotically attached to the orbiting laboratory.”
NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Colorado Innovation Sites
“Garver toured the facilities of Sierra Nevada Corporation, a company with wide involvement in developing technologies for space exploration. The company’s Dream Chaser vehicle is under development with support from NASA’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) Program to provide crew transportation to and from low Earth orbit.”
