Other functions.commercial crew integrated capability.in 2009, the national aeronautics and space administration ( NASA ) began commercial crew initiatives to stimulate the private sector to develop…

Other functions.commercial crew integrated capability.in 2009, the national aeronautics and space administration ( NASA ) began commercial crew initiatives to stimulate the private sector to develop and demonstrate system concepts and capabilities that could ultimately lead to the availability of human spaceflight services for both commercial and government customers. Those initiatives focused on maturing designs of elements of a crew transportation system (CTS). This agreement for the commercial crew integrated capability (CCICAP) begins a new initiative to facilitate industry S development of an integrated CTS. Facilitating development of this U.S. Capability will provide national economic benefit and support safe, reliable, and cost effective transportation to low-earth orbit (LEO). The goals of the CCICAP investments are to enable significant progress on maturing the design and development of an integrated commercial space transportation system while ensuring crew and passenger safety. This space act agreement (the agreement or SAA ) represents the partner S and NASA S commitment to encourage innovations and efficiencies in CTS design and capabilities to achieve these CCICAP goals. The purpose of this agreement is to provide financial and limited technical assistance to the partner S integrated crew transportation system (CTS). The partner will receive payments from NASA upon successful completion of agreed upon milestones as described in appendix 2 of this agreement. Commercial crew integrated capability goals in order to open up the design trade space and encourage innovations and efficiencies in system design solutions, NASA is not dictating a specific integrated crew transportation system design. Each participant must determine the integrated system requirements and design that best serves its target markets. Where the goals below cannot be met, participants are encouraged to propose alternative objectives including explanatory rationale. The following sections outline the goals of CCICAP. CCICAP strategic goals the overall CCICAP strategic goal is to advance multiple integrated commercial CTS concepts to the stage of an orbital crewed demonstration flight capability as soon as possible while ensuring crew safety and considering potential customer standards. Specifically, the CCICAP strategic goals include: 1. Advancing multiple integrated CTS to an orbital crewed demonstration flight no later than the middle of the decade or as early as possible. 2. Achieving significant industry financial investment. 3. Achieving affordable development costs. 4. Providing the initial CTS capability that will lead to long-term cost effective access to low earth orbit (LEO). 5. Developing a capability to LEO that supports commercial markets for both commercial and government customers. Base period goals for the base period, to be concluded no later than may 31, 2014, NASA S goals are for participants to: 1. Complete the detailed integrated design of the CTS. 2. Demonstrate a process to analyze, quantify, and understand the risks associated with the design. 3. Establish the criteria and plans for the participants certification of the system for the orbital crewed demonstration flight, which considers potential customer standards (e.g. NASA S 1100 series, SSP 50808 and industry equivalents). 4. Conduct significant risk reduction activities (for example, uncrewed test flight, pad abort test, or drop test).