NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman@NASAAdmin·Thank you to everyone who engaged in a thoughtful and productive discussion regarding the Orion heat shield.Human spaceflight will always involve uncertainty. NASA’s standard engineering process is to identify it early, bound the risk through rigorous analysis and testing, and apply operational mitigations that preserve margin and protect the crew. That process works best when concerns are raised early and debated transparently.I appreciate the willingness of participants to engage on this subject, including former NASA astronaut Danny Olivas, whose perspective reflects how serious technical questions can be addressed through data, analysis, testing, and decisions grounded in the best engineering judgment available.Crew safety remains our foremost priority at NASA. With this disciplined approach in place every step of the way, we are moving steadily—and confidently—toward sending astronauts farther into space than ever before.
From October 2023 through August of 2024, I had the privilege of participating as an Independent Technical Reviewer of NASAs efforts to understand the Artemis I heatshiled anomaly.NASA had a very difficult problem to solve but I'm pleased to share that team did an outstanding job of working the problem. Hindsight is always 20/20 but this effort reinforced my appreciation of the commitment that NASA has to the safety and wellbeing of the crew.Spaceflight is a dangerous business but risks must be taken the name of advancing technology and our understanding of the cosmos. I have faith in NASA and know they have made t right decision. They leverage what they know and acknowledge what they don't know with a sound strategy to mitigate the remaining risk with margin to spare.Next up, light this candle and we'll see you when you get bac from your trip around the Moon.To my friends, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy, Godspeed the crew of Artemis II.#Exploration #Innovation #Aerospace #Engineering
Charlie Camarda PhD@CharlieCamardaSorry to disagree Jared. Read my letter and hear the other side of the story. You only heard the Program side. We still have time.
I can't find the letter.
All I found was his response to Danny Olivas.
Artemis II: A tour of the Orion spacecraft's toilets!During their round trip to the Moon, our four astronauts will have to spend 10 days confined to a space measuring just 9 m³...How do you manage your bodily needs when you're 400,000 km from Earth? Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency has the answer!
