Quote from: oldAtlas_Eguy on 09/27/2011 03:02 pmIf this condition continues commercial will have complete vehicles before NASA figures out what it wants ... making a good deal of the HSF Certification Requirements more of a like-to-have than a must-have.Pardon me for taking liberties with your quote, hopefully the point was not lost. I know this will be a challenge moving forward, flight hardware transitioning from development to production status yet we still do not have HSF Certification Requirements.
If this condition continues commercial will have complete vehicles before NASA figures out what it wants ... making a good deal of the HSF Certification Requirements more of a like-to-have than a must-have.
Quote from: cygnusX1 on 09/27/2011 03:31 pmQuote from: oldAtlas_Eguy on 09/27/2011 03:02 pmIf this condition continues commercial will have complete vehicles before NASA figures out what it wants ... making a good deal of the HSF Certification Requirements more of a like-to-have than a must-have.Pardon me for taking liberties with your quote, hopefully the point was not lost. I know this will be a challenge moving forward, flight hardware transitioning from development to production status yet we still do not have HSF Certification Requirements.Yes, that is the underlying reason behind the concern on the PIT embedded personnel going-native since their judgment will be more heavily relied upon in this environment compared to the tradition straight jacket requirements contracting method.
It seems to me that fixing the problem wherein NASA has not set clear safety requirements for CCP must take immediate priority over fixing any potential problem with embedded regulators "going native".
Quote from: butters on 09/27/2011 07:39 pmIt seems to me that fixing the problem wherein NASA has not set clear safety requirements for CCP must take immediate priority over fixing any potential problem with embedded regulators "going native".Perhaps the solution is an obvious reversal: embed some CCP partner employees within ASAP.
Looks to me like the russians are trying to gum up the works in a bit of anti-competitiveness.
Great article, though I was a bit taken aback by the assertion that, "SpaceX [...] are by far the best known commercial company in the public arena."Boeing?
Quote from: sdsds on 09/27/2011 09:19 pmGreat article, though I was a bit taken aback by the assertion that, "SpaceX [...] are by far the best known commercial company in the public arena."Boeing?How public profile is CST-100? Not being a US native, I'm not up-to-speed on what the media over there is saying but I know that the Boeing entrant isn't mentioned over here in the UK, only MPCV and Dragon.
Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 09/28/2011 08:56 amQuote from: sdsds on 09/27/2011 09:19 pmGreat article, though I was a bit taken aback by the assertion that, "SpaceX [...] are by far the best known commercial company in the public arena."Boeing?How public profile is CST-100? Not being a US native, I'm not up-to-speed on what the media over there is saying but I know that the Boeing entrant isn't mentioned over here in the UK, only MPCV and Dragon.Somewhat public but getting more. SpaceX gets most of the news here as they face of commercial crew. The fact that he was a huge contributor to Obama's campaign who has given him special face time is probably a factor too.
The fact that he was a huge contributor to Obama's campaign who has given him special face time is probably a factor too.
The tendency to view everything in political terms is causing a lot of damage at NASA
Quote from: vulture4 on 07/15/2012 08:24 pmThe tendency to view everything in political terms is causing a lot of damage at NASA NASA is a government department.. how else are they supposed to see everything?It's like saying the tendency to view everything in ice cream terms is causing a lot of damage at Ben & Jerry's.
Quote from: QuantumG on 07/15/2012 09:27 pmQuote from: vulture4 on 07/15/2012 08:24 pmThe tendency to view everything in political terms is causing a lot of damage at NASA NASA is a government department.. how else are they supposed to see everything?It's like saying the tendency to view everything in ice cream terms is causing a lot of damage at Ben & Jerry's. There's a difference between politics and bureaucracy...