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NASA’s Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts

May 25 2023NASA’s Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts (IG-23-015)
NASA’s Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts (IG-23-015)

NASA is adapting heritage hardware from the Space Shuttle era, including solid rocket boosters and RS-25 rocket engines, to power the Artemis campaign’s Space Launch System rocket that will launch the Orion crew capsule to the Moon. This report examines whether NASA is meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals for its Booster and RS-25 Engine contracts and examines efforts to reduce the Agency’s financial risk and promote affordability.