The NASTAR Center has begun a research study on commercial human spaceflight and systems development aimed at emergency detection and response using an Atlas V flight profile.
The centre is conducting the study under a contract awarded by the Special Aerospace Service (SAS) on 16 August 2010.
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SAS used the capabilities of NASTAR’s space training simulator (STS-400) to accurately simulate the ascent g accelerations of an Atlas V rocket in Atlas 402 configuration.
Nominal scenarios were performed with three subjects to understand crew reaction times and the subjects are medically monitored and tested at the NASTAR Center.
SAS is supporting United Launch Alliance’s emergency detection system (EDS) development programme, under Nasa’s commercial crew development (CCDev) programme.
The EDS is the key technology to enable the use of Atlas V and Delta IV fleet as part of a potential “crewed” launch system for commercial spaceflight.
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By GlobalDataThe EDS monitors key systems parameters, and provides warnings and crew instructions on failures.
