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This is a highly inacccurate post. The companies could themselves propose certification and NASA only said if it is ok, if you didnt test you had do more certi
by panick21_ 2y ago
This is a highly inacccurate post.
The companies could themselves propose certification and NASA only said if it is ok, if you didnt test you had do more certification work. NASA didnt require an abort test for either company. SpaceX just decided to have one, Boeing didnt.
The parachute test had nothing to do with abort tests.
- somenameforme 2y agoYou can read the requirements (and more) here. [1] ---- In 2014, NASA awarded separate fixed-price contracts to Boeing and SpaceX to develop their respective systems and to fly astronauts to the ISS. Each contract required four successful demonstrations to achieve human rating for the system: pad abort, uncrewed orbital test, launch abort, and crewed orbital test. ---- Parachutes are an integral part of the abort tests. If those parachutes fail, which is a somewhat common problem with these designs, then even if the capsule escapes a failing rocket, they're going to head the ground like a rock. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Program