According to public statements and contractual documents, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has struck a deal with submersible company Oceangate to collaborate on materials and manufacturing processes for the Titanic wreckage that it blew up while investigating the wreckage of the Titanic.
The Titan suffered a “catastrophic implosion” during the expedition, likely killing all five crew members, the Coast Guard said Thursday.However, Ocean Gate claimed NASA is said to have played a pivotal role in the “development and production” of the destined submersible. In fact, according to the NASA contract, Oceangate had a formal agreement with the agency to provide “organizational and mission support.” documentNASA, meanwhile, said it did not “test and build” with the company and acted only as a consultant.
OceanGate has a space law agreement with NASA. This allows NASA to “partner with non-governmental organizations and collaborate on projects to meet the requirements of NASA’s wide range of missions and programs.” the goalAccording to the documents, Oceangate was due to repay NASA $148,874 for the partnership, but it’s unclear if Oceangate paid that amount or how much in total.
NASA said it acts only as a consultant for the manufacturing process and not as the actual manufacturer. (Related: US Navy Heard Titan Submarine Explosion Days Ago: Report)
“NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center entered into a space law agreement with Oceangate to discuss submarine materials and manufacturing processes. It is not tested or manufactured through our facility,” Lance D. Davis, deputy chief news officer at NASA’s Marshall Center, said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
However, Oceangate portrayed this relationship as a more complicated one.
In 2020, Oceangate reportedly announced a partnership with NASA to collaborate on the development and manufacturing process of new submersible designs. release. Oceangate was to manufacture the submarine’s hull at her NASA facility in Alabama.
“NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama will serve as the facility where the development and manufacture of a new aerospace-grade vessel will be completed,” the statement reads. “NASA’s advanced composite manufacturing capabilities are ideally suited to the high precision and quality requirements for modern hull designs.”
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Additionally, Stockton Rush, a victim of the Titan disaster and former CEO of Oceangate, noted NASA’s apparent involvement in an interview. CBS news December of last year.
“The pressure vessel is completely MacGyver-free because that’s where we worked with Boeing and NASA,” Rush said. “Everything else can fail. Thrusters go out, lights go out. You’re still safe.”
Ocean Gate used to be claimed Boeing was also a collaborator on the submarine Titan. In a statement to Business Insider, Boeing said it was not involved in Titan’s development.
“Boeing is not a Titan partner and did not design or build Titan,” the article reads. statement from Boeing. “We are deeply saddened by the reports of the catastrophic implosion accident involving the Titan submarine.
Oceangate did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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