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Insurance Responsibility Following Antares Failure Concerns NASA IG

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

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NASA’s inspector general is concerned about future enforcement of liability and insurance provisions for the agency’s commercial cargo and crew programs following how NASA, Virginia lawmakers and a state agency handled developments after the October Antares failure at Wallops Island.NASA IG said in its Sept. 17 report (IG-15-023) the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA), which manages the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility, Va., asked NASA to pay for repairs to the VCSFA launch facility…

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