Author Topic: KSC To Host Commercial Operations Office (Read 2005 times)

mr. mark · « **on:** 02/18/2011 03:28 pm »

"He (Bolden) said he planned to formally announce "within the next few weeks, if not days" that KSC will be the home of the NASA office that oversees the development and operation of commercial space taxis".

Bolden says he is comfortable with commercial crew making the 2015 time frame.

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110218/NEWS02/102180322/1007/NASA-chief-Bolden-makes-call-where-shuttles-will-stay?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Danny Dot · « **Reply #1 on:** 02/22/2011 04:15 pm »

I read on a different sight human commercial is moving to KSC. Can anyone confirm this? If true, it sounds like a way to give KSC more work as shuttle is retired. Also, it will take them some time to come up to speed to oversee human space craft design.

Jorge · « **Reply #2 on:** 02/22/2011 04:23 pm »

Quote from: Danny Dot on 02/22/2011 04:15 pm

I read on a different sight human commercial is moving to KSC. Can anyone confirm this?

Yes. For some reason it got a lot of attention recently, but it is not news. NASA announced this last April.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/apr/HQ_10-078_Work_assignments.html
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/441798main_KSC_Roll_Out_Final.pdf

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If true, it sounds like a way to give KSC more work as shuttle is retired. Also, it will take them some time to come up to speed to oversee human space craft design.

The deputy for commercial crew will remain at JSC:

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/441797main_JSC_Roll_Out_Final.pdf

and it is expected that both centers will stick to their current areas of competence (KSC for LVs, ground ops, and payload processing, JSC for spacecraft engineering and flight ops).