NASA downplays role in development of Titan submersible that imploded

Associated Press

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. A NASA official testified that NASA planned to play a role in building and testing the carbon fiber hull but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented NASA from fulfilling its role. Rush was among the five people who died when the submersible imploded in June 2023. The design of the company’s Titan submersible has been the source of scrutiny since the disaster.