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...strategy, saying, "It's hard for me to understand why NASA is proceeding this way. Will this result in systems that are safe for our American and international partner astronauts? How will NASA know if they don't have the insight? And perhaps more importantly to those of us in Congress who are asked to fund this, how and when will NASA know if it is getting what it needs and if these systems will be safe enough? Redesigns will be costly and time consuming if important technical or safety requirements were not addressed up front."

Witnesses Say NASA Must Have Expanded Role in Ensuring Astronaut Safety as Commercial Spaceflight ... [Published SpaceRef - Sep 14 2012]

...said that NASA "unquestionably face[s] a number of challenges in reaching the point where these [launch] systems can be confidently certified as being 'safe enough' for the astronauts that rely on this process to ensure their safety." Adding that at this...

Witnesses Say NASA Must Have Expanded Role in Ensuring Astronaut Safety as Commercial Spaceflight ... [Published SpaceRef - Sep 14 2012]

...requirements," and "government and industry have not yet agreed on how winning designs will be accepted and certified. We worry that the cart is ahead of the horse."

Witnesses Say NASA Must Have Expanded Role in Ensuring Astronaut Safety as Commercial Spaceflight ... [Published SpaceRef - Sep 14 2012]

3D printed food, next plan to end world hunger

NASA has decided to bet on 3D printing. However it doesn't plan to design huge pieces for its spacecrafts, but to create food in order to combat hunger in space and on Earth.The US space agency has given mechanical engineer Anjan Contractor, and his company ... [Published New Europe - 1 hour ago]

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NASA Is Delving Into 3D Printing Pizza

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