What Would NASA Do If A Soyuz Landed In America? (2003 – with NASA contingency plans), SpaceRef “As was the case with a Shuttle accident, NASA (in cooperation with Russia) […]
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Sudden Self-doubt in Russia
Space Failures Raise Uneasy Questions, Moscow Times “The Progress failure triggered a wave of talk about how far the space program has fallen since legendary Soviet days. But Igor Lisov, […]
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Emptying The Space Station of Humans?
Space station could be at risk if crews are forced to leave temporarily, USA Today “NASA International Space Station Program Manager Mike Suffred says evacuation is a distinct possibility in […]
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Terry Wilcutt Is The New Safety AA
NASA Names Terry Wilcutt Agency Safety Chief “Terrence W. Wilcutt has been appointed NASA’s chief of safety and mission assurance, effective Sept. 1. Wilcutt is a retired Marine colonel and […]
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Certifying Spacecraft – Then and Now
CertifyingSoyuz, Wayne Hale “So as new human certification ratings are proposed, they rely heavily on new standards and specifications, requirements for analysis, engineering calculation, computer simulation, piece-part testing and just […]
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NASA Releases LEO Commercial Crew Certification Requirements
Commercial Crew Transportation System Certification Requirements for NASA Low Earth Orbit Missions “This document defines the requirements, standards and certification package contents that will be used to certify a CCTS […]
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NASA OIG: Launch Services Training
Final Memorandum Assessing Launch Services Program’s Interim Response Team Training Requirements “While the mishap plans we reviewed appropriately identified roles and responsibilities for managing contingency actions, NASA has not established […]
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Tug of War Over Commercial Space Safety?
FAA, NASA Vie for Authority Over Commercial Space Safety, WS Journal “Congress hasn’t yet voted on White House proposals to outsource manned space flights to private enterprise, but the concept […]
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Fragola on Safety: If You Say Something Often Enough …
Obama Plans Florida Forum to Discuss NASA’s Future, NY Times “Joseph R. Fragola, a safety consultant, said the review had found no critical flaws for Constellation. “Money is the problem,” […]
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Human Rating A Spacecraft
Wayne Hale’s Blog: Human Rating A Spacecraft “Recently you may have heard about former astronaut Scott Parazynski’s adventure to climb Mt. Everest. He carried a sliver of a moon rock […]