NASA IG Applauds NASA Contracting for Artemis HLS, Raises Concerns About Crew Safety

NASA IG Applauds NASA Contracting for Artemis HLS, Raises Concerns About Crew Safety

NASA’s Office of Inspector General’s new report on development of Human Landing Systems for the Artemis program gives NASA credit for its contractual approach, but raises concerns about critical elements that could affect crew safety. Among them are that NASA is not adhering to “test like you fly” principles for the uncrewed demonstration flights or ensuring SpaceX’s Starship will meet the manual control requirement. Today’s report was written b…