NASA Accelerating Spacecraft And Aircraft Design

NASA is preparing to send astronauts to explore the Moon’s south pole within the next five years as part of the Artemis program. Knowing that time is of the essence, NASA aerospace engineer Nettie Roozeboom thought of an idea that could speed up significantly the design of rockets, lunar landers and other spacecraft to support lunar exploration. By linking in real time two NASA facilities – one for advanced aeronautics testing, the other for powerful analysis of the results – her method could define a new way of doing business in the world of spacecraft and aircraft design. Last month, she showed how it could work during the latest tests of NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS.

Simplified Approach Increases Opportunities For Success By 2024

Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemis space exploration program.