Why NASA Canceled Ambitious OSAM-1 Demonstration Spacecraft

OSAM-1

NASA bit off too much with the OSAM-1 mission, the IG report said.

The writing was on the wall for NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing 1 project when an inspector general report last fall laid out technical problems, cost overruns and delays for the program. NASA finally let the axe fall on the ambitious multibillion-dollar program this month...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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