NASA downplays role in development of Titan submersible that imploded
By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press
Published: September 26, 2024, 8:33am
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Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Emmons, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation technical advisor, center right, speaks with board members, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the June 2023 loss of the Titan submersible, in North Charleston, S.C. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy/U.S. Coast Guard via AP, Pool)Photo Gallery
OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers, but a NASA official testified Thursday that the space agency actually had little involvement at all.
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