“We regret to hear the Titan submersible is missing, and we remain hopeful the crew will be found unharmed,” said the statement released by Marshall Acting News Chief Lance D. Davis, noting that Marshall didn't test or manufacture the submersible.
FILE - This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. On Monday, June 19, 2023, a rescue operation was underway deep in the Atlantic Ocean in search of the technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century earlier.
“NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center had a Space Act Agreement with OceanGate and consulted on materials and manufacturing processes for the submersible,” the statement said. “NASA did not conduct testing and manufacturing via its workforce or facilities, which was done elsewhere by OceanGate.” With global attention centered on the missing submersible, OceanGate Expeditions confirmed that CEO Stockton Rush was onboard and piloting the craft on a mission to explore the wreckage of the Titanic. The submersible went missing Sunday after losing contact with its surface ship.
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