Waspie_Dwarf Posted June 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) NASA's Commercial Crew Partners Focus on Testing, Analysis to Advance Designs NASA's aerospace industry partners are taking their designs and operational plans for the agency's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) through a series of comprehensive tests, evaluations and review boards this summer as they move through important milestones - all with an eye on launching people into orbit from American soil by 2017.To meet milestones established in Space Act Agreements with NASA, the companies are completing specific assessments such as materials stress tests, engine firings and analysis, and system tests. The companies' engineers use data gathered from these tests to refine the design, then NASA's team uses the data to ensure the tests satisfy milestone objectives that provide confidence a spacecraft system or program is progressing toward its goals. Read more... Edited July 22, 2014 by Waspie_Dwarf corrected tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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