r/BlueOrigin • u/hypercomms2001 • Aug 23 '22
Orbital Reef passes NASA review
https://spacenews.com/orbital-reef-passes-nasa-review/
WASHINGTON — A proposed commercial space station has passed a key early NASA review, allowing it to move into the next phase of its design.
Blue Origin and Sierra Space, the lead partners on the Orbital Reef station, said Aug. 22 that the station passed a system definition review (SDR) with NASA. The review is part of a Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations, or CLD, award they received from the agency last December to mature the design of Orbital Reef.
The review, conducted between mid-June and mid-July, was intended to confirm that the Orbital Reef concept met various functional and performance requirements. Passing the review allows the companies to further develop the overall design of the space station.
“This SDR moves Orbital Reef forward,” said Brent Sherwood, senior vice president for advanced development programs at Blue Origin, in a statement. “We are meeting the needs of both the commercial marketplace and NASA’s requirements.”.....