National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Acquisition Approach for Commercial Crew Transportation Includes Good Practices, but Faces Significant Challenges

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By Cristina T. Chaplain (au)
Year: 2011
Pages: 33
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-2728-0

Product Code: 145782728X

Description

Following the recent retirement of the space shuttle, NASA lacks a domestic capability to send crew and cargo to the International Space Station. NASA has been funding private industry development of space transportation capabilities since 2005 with the intent of purchasing these services commercially. NASAäó»s commercial efforts to transport cargo are well under way, but its efforts to transport crew are in their infancy. The risks associated with transportation of crew are greater than its cargo efforts because human lives are at stake. This report addresses how NASAäó»s planned approach for commercial crew services aligns with good acquisition practices and the challenges it faces in implementation. Charts and tables. A print on demand report.

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