Sierra Space’s Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy will recruit, train and prepare the astronaut corps that will be required to support the commercialization of space.
“The commercialization of space, starting with low Earth orbit, will require an innovative new approach to the selection, training and preparation of the large numbers of women and men that we will need to live and work in space,” said Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice. “We are really excited to have Dr. Kavandi lead this center. Janet has an unequaled level of expertise and experience that uniquely qualifies her for this one-of-a-kind role. She is a former NASA astronaut and scientist, a veteran of three space shuttle missions and an inductee into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. Janet also served as NASA’s Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office, Flight Crew Operations Director and Center Director at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. She will do an incredible job training and preparing humanity for this next industrial revolution occurring in space.”
“Our intent is for Sierra Space to stand at the forefront of the commercial space industry,” said Dr. Kavandi. “Our new Human Spaceflight Center and Astronaut Training Academy will pave the way for our company to do just that – by selecting, training and preparing the very best space exploration talent to lead the way in this new era of low-Earth orbit destinations. We are excited to start this effort at the Kennedy Space Center during this truly formative stage in the new space economy.”
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Impressive that Sierra Space is going toe-to-toe with SpaceX in the astronaut training arena!!. I think Sierra Space should pursue development of a long-duration-on-orbit-capable lifeboat/ambulance version of Dream Chaser Crew for use on any commercial space station in addition to a shuttle/taxi version for shorter up-and-down missions....