Development of the Commercial Crew Program

LDRA Supports Artemis I Mission Success With Robust Verification & Validation Processes for Orion Spacecraft

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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As the Artemis I uncrewed moon-orbiting mission comes to a successful end today, LDRA – the project’s software verification, source code analysis, and testing partner – reiterated its ongoing support in the development of the mission software.

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  • As the Artemis I uncrewed moon-orbiting mission comes to a successful end today, LDRA – the project’s software verification, source code analysis, and testing partner – reiterated its ongoing support in the development of the mission software.
  • An essential component in the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) mission software, the LDRA tool suite supported many verification and validation (V&V) activities, including requirements management, standards compliance, and target testing for multiple subsystems and software vendors.
  • “We congratulate the entire Artemis team on the success of this historic mission,” said Ian Hennell, Operations Director, LDRA.
  • “Our initial selection as the Orion software verification tool suite in 2008 exemplifies how our experience is primed to handle the rigors of aerospace development.

Firefly Aerospace Adds Former NASA Administrator James Bridenstine to its Advisory Board

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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CEDAR PARK, Texas, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace ("Firefly" or "the Company"), a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced today that former NASA Administrator James Bridenstine, who led the space agency in advancing its aeronautics, science and space exploration objectives, will be joining the Company's Advisory Board, effective immediately.

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  • CEDAR PARK, Texas, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace ("Firefly" or "the Company"), a new space leader in launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced today that former NASA Administrator James Bridenstine, who led the space agency in advancing its aeronautics, science and space exploration objectives, will be joining the Company's Advisory Board, effective immediately.
  • "We're honored to welcome Jim, a visionary leader in aeronautics and space exploration,to the Firefly Advisory Board," said Bill Weber, Firefly CEO.
  • During Mr. Bridenstine's tenure as NASA Administrator from 2018 to 2021, NASA launched its Artemis program and established the Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program to partner with private enterprise in landing rovers on the lunar surface.
  • AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets.

Starliner Launches to Space Station on Uncrewed Flight Test for NASA

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Friday, May 20, 2022
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Starliner lifted off on NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2)at 6:54 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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  • Starliner lifted off on NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2)at 6:54 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • "I am so proud of the NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance teams who have worked so hard to see Starliner on its way to the International Space Station," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • For the flight test, Starliner is carrying about 500 pounds of NASA cargo and crew supplies and more than 300 pounds of Boeing cargo to the International Space Station.
  • NASA teams will monitor space station operations throughout the flight from Mission Control Center at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

World View Names Obie Jones as Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, October 25, 2021
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World View , the leading stratospheric ballooning company, today announced the appointment of Obie Jones as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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  • World View , the leading stratospheric ballooning company, today announced the appointment of Obie Jones as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
  • Jones comes to World View from Boeing, where he spent 35 years.
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    World View is proud to be at the forefront of a quickly evolving industry.
  • Obie brings experience in operating at scale and the discipline necessary for delivering results; both key elements for World Views growth stage as we prepare for the next phase for our company, said Ryan Hartman, World View President and CEO.

NASA Honors Stardog for Artemis Flight Software Assessment App

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stardog , the leading Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG) technology platform provider, today announced that a joint NASA and Stardog team was presented the 2021 Ames Honor Award.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stardog , the leading Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG) technology platform provider, today announced that a joint NASA and Stardog team was presented the 2021 Ames Honor Award.
  • The group was selected for developing a novel solution that enables systems engineers to conduct complex assessments of critical flight software requirements for Artemis I.
  • Taking lessons from the 2019 test flight of Boeing's Starliner for the Commercial Crew Program, which identified faults in the integrated flight software, NASA's Exploration Systems Development tasked a cross-program, Integrated Avionics and Software (IAS) team to assess the engineering test data coming from the various groups to indicate whether NASA would experience a similar problem on Artemis I.
  • Further expansion for Artemis II and beyond is under consideration that would allow the Concourse interface to serve as an assessment environment for cross-program - including Advanced Exploration Systems - design certification.