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Spacesuit Development Delays Could Impact Artemis Timeline and ISS Operations
To ensure humanity’s successful return to the Moon and continue performing spacewalks outside the International Space Station (ISS), NASA needs next-generation spacesuits with enhanced capabilities. Today, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a new report assessing the Agency’s efforts to obtain new lunar suits and updated microgravity suits for use on the ISS. As […]
Suiting up for Success: Assessing NASA’s Next-Generation Spacesuits for Artemis and the ISS
After nearly two decades, NASA’s next-generation spacesuits remain incomplete. Today, the Agency continues to face delays and is reliant on Axiom Space to develop both the Artemis lunar suits and updated ISS suits.
Artemis Lander Program Faces Schedule Delays and Unmitigated Crew Safety Risks
The Artemis campaign aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. To accomplish this feat, NASA has partnered with commercial vendors to develop landers that will ferry astronauts to and from the lunar surface. Since the inception of the Human Landing System (HLS) Program in 2019, the Agency […]
To the Moon and Back: NASA’s Management of the Artemis Human Landing System Contracts
NASA has partnered with SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop lunar landers for Artemis missions. Our new audit examined the Agency’s management of these contracts and made recommendations to improve government spending and enhance crew safety and survival.
NASA’s Top Challenges Include Artemis, Cybersecurity Risks, Aging Infrastructure, and More
Today, NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2025 Top Management and Performance Challenges Report outlining five critical challenges facing the Agency: In fiscal year 2025, the OIG’s Office of Audits conducted 15 audits and outlined 54 recommendations to improve Agency operations. During that time, the Office of Investigations recovered nearly $7.3 million from […]
Inspector General Examines Management of $26 Billion in Government Property Allocated to Artemis Contractors
To date, NASA has allocated more than $26 billion in government property to contractors in support of six Artemis programs. Today, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a memorandum examining how the Agency is managing this significant investment. The Artemis campaign aims to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable lunar […]
Audit of Government Property for the Artemis Campaign
As of February 2025, NASA had allocated over $26 billion in government property to contractors in support of six Artemis programs. Although NASA has policies in place to manage its government property, the Agency can strengthen its oversight by ensuring consistent application of those policies to decrease the risk of unnecessary costs and potential loss, […]
NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit
With the Artemis campaign, NASA intends to return humans to the Moon and build a sustainable lunar presence as a foundation for human exploration of Mars. The Artemis II crewed test flight aims to return humans to lunar orbit for the first time in more than 50 years and send its four crew members farther […]
NASA’s Artemis Campaign
Acting Inspector General George Scott testified before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about the NASA Office of Inspector General’s oversight of the Artemis campaign, and our efforts to ensure taxpayer funds are spent efficiently and effectively.
NASA’s Management of the Artemis Supply Chain
NASA’s Artemis campaign involves multiple programs and projects, more than a dozen major prime contractors, and thousands of suppliers. When supply chain disruptions happen, it can put the entire effort at risk of significant delays and increased costs. Part of the problem, we found, is that NASA lacks full visibility into the Artemis campaign’s suppliers.