{"id":344362,"date":"2021-09-22T20:26:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasa-splits-human-spaceflight-unit-in-two-reflecting-new-orbital-economy\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T20:26:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:26:02","slug":"nasa-splits-human-spaceflight-unit-in-two-reflecting-new-orbital-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-splits-human-spaceflight-unit-in-two-reflecting-new-orbital-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA splits human spaceflight unit in two, reflecting new orbital economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NASA splits human spaceflight unit in two, reflecting new orbital economy<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-22T013656Z_125837662_RC2PUP9SZNR3_RTRMADP_3_SPACE-EXPLORATION-NASA-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Sept 21 \u2013 NASA is splitting its human spaceflight department into two separate bodies \u2013 one centered on big, future-oriented missions to the moon and Mars, the other on the International Space Station and other operations closer to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The reorganization, announced by NASA chief Bill Nelson on Tuesday, reflects an evolving relationship between private companies, such as SpaceX, that have increasingly commercialized rocket <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> and the federal agency that had exercised a US monopoly over spaceflight for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson said the shake-up was also spurred by a recent proliferation of flights and commercial investment in low-Earth orbit even as NASA steps up its development of deep-space aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is more than organizational change,\u201d Nelson said at a press briefing. \u201cIt\u2019s setting the stage for the next 20 years, it\u2019s defining NASA\u2019s future in a growing space economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move breaks up NASA\u2019s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, currently headed by Kathy Leuders, into two separate branches.<\/p>\n<p>Leuders will keep her associate administrator title as head of the new Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, focusing on NASA\u2019s most ambitious, long-term programs, such as plans to return astronauts to the moon under project Artemis and eventual human exploration of Mars.<\/p>\n<p>A retired deputy associate administrator, James Free, who played key roles in NASA\u2019s space station and commercial crew and cargo programs, will return to the agency as head of the new Space Operations Mission Directorate.<\/p>\n<p>His branch will primarily oversee more routine launch and spaceflight activities, including missions involving the space station and privatization of low-Earth orbit, as well as sustaining lunar operations once those have been established.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach with two areas focused on human spaceflight allows one mission directorate to operate in space while the other builds future space systems,\u201d NASA said in a press release announcing the move.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came less than a week after SpaceX, which had already flown numerous astronaut missions and cargo payloads to the space station for NASA, launched the first all-civilian crew ever to reach orbit and returned them safely to Earth.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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