NASA is looking to privatize astronaut rescue services
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/nasa-is-looking-to-privatize-astronaut-rescue-services
NASA is looking to privatize astronaut rescue services
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/nasa-is-looking-to-privatize-astronaut-rescue-services
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Not like NASA has any other way of “rescuing” anyone
I really hate the timeline we are in.
I want Solarpunk, not whatever boring hellscape this is.
Elon Musk annocuing his new ship to shore service in 24 hours. /s
like every merger that ends up stripping the subsidiary and selling it for parts. astronomy suffers
Why? The Navy already gets a $400 Billion+ budget and has done the job for decades just fine.
The stated goal is to save money and not rely entirely on the DoD to do basic sea rescue missions.
> These commercial rescue services could entail approaching spacecraft on the ground or in the sea and opening hatches, retrieving crew from spacecraft and providing medical care while transporting astronauts to medical facilities.
Don’t really see the issue with opening this up to private providers.
I guess we get to see what the space equivalent of “Firefighters starting fires so they can be called to put it out.”
Can we not??????????????????????? (added characters for spam filter)
Calling International Rescue LLC, come in, International Rescue LLC.
The defunding of the US govt is full speed ahead.
Does it make sense to privatize astronaut recovery now when space station retirement is on the horizon and we don’t know what will come next, if anything. How about instead just building it in to human launch contracts. If you launch people to space, you need to bring them back safely to land.
For small missions it makes sense
I used to for work at a DoD research lab and when we needed a helicopter to test we’d hire a private one. Cheaper and easier.
*sigh* The Navy is already doing donuts off San Diego in the name of training, and is already very well equipped to handle off-nominal conditions. I would question a commercial service’s ability to do the same.