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NASA’s Aging Launch Infrastructure Faces Capacity Limits Amid Growing Mission Demands
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/4hWkh8adzbE?si=CKr-bdedMaqeu0Ym To propel missions throughout the solar system, NASA owns and operates two primary launch sites: Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch cadence at…
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Ready for Liftoff? Examining NASA’s Aging Launch Infrastructure
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/4hWkh8adzbE?si=UekmeKKbivtdjoe7 Spaceflight is surging, but NASA’s primary launch sites are dated and approaching operating capacity. Our new report assessed the infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility, and…
NASA’s Management of the Human Landing System Contracts
(Page) Excerpt - NASA is working with SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop lunar landers that will enable crew to descend to the lunar surface, temporarily live and work there, and ascend back…
Assessing NASA’s Strategy to Protect Earth from Hazardous Asteroids and Comets
(Page) Excerpt - In December 2024, a NASA-funded telescope spotted an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that had a small but growing chance of hitting Earth. The observation sparked public interest and made headlines…
NASA’s Mission Support Consolidation Efforts Remain Incomplete and Lack Metrics to Measure Success
(Page) Excerpt - NASA’s bold missions on Earth and beyond require critical support services, including information technology, financial resources, human resources, legal services, and infrastructure management. In 2017, the Agency launched its Mission…
Report to Congress Highlights Oversight Activities and Achievements
(Page) Excerpt - Today, the NASA Office of Inspector General (OlG) released its Semiannual Report to Congress, highlighting its accomplishments and activities between April 1 and September 30, 2025. By conducting thorough audits…
NASA's Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project
(Page) Excerpt - NASA is developing a second mobile launcher (ML-2)—the ground structure used to assemble, transport, and launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule—to support larger variants of…
Former Employee of NASA Contractor Convicted for Substituting Foreign Materials for Domestic Materials to be Used by NASA (PR-2020-B)
(Page) Excerpt - December 19, 2019 A federal jury found Seongchan "Steven" Yun of Redondo Beach, California, guilty of providing a false document to a federal agency. Yun was convicted for substituting foreign…
Inspector General Spotlights Mission Oversight and Fraud Detection in Semiannual Report
(Page) Excerpt - As NASA charts a course for the Moon, Mars, and beyond, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) safeguards the resources and public trust needed to go the distance. Today, the…
Investigations Impact Areas
(Page) Excerpt - The Office of Investigations (OI) spearheads cases where employees, grantees, contractors, or others threaten NASA’s mission. To hold wrongdoers accountable, OI identifies crime indicators and offers recommendations to Agency leadership.…
NASA’s Management of Programs and Projects after Mission Termination—Canceled or Repurposed Artemis Campaign Systems
(Page) Excerpt - NASA’s reformulation of the Artemis campaign to meet the Administration’s national space policy goals resulted in the termination or repurposing of Artemis-related systems including the Exploration Upper Stage, Universal Stage…
NASA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (IG-22-014)
(Page) Excerpt - We found that NASA was not in compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for fiscal year 2021 because it did not publish improper payment estimates for the Space Launch…
NASA Office of Inspector General: Excellence Through Oversight
(Page) Excerpt - https://youtu.be/4MS15txC7xk?feature=shared Rigorous oversight launches remarkable missions. We help NASA operate efficiently and effectively—here on Earth and beyond. We detect and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement while providing timely insights…
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Revitalizing the Deep Space Network to Support NASA’s Growing Space Exploration Program
(Page) Excerpt - How do you communicate with a spacecraft 15 billion miles away from Earth? NASA launched the historic Voyager 1 probe nearly half a century ago, and since then it has…
NASA's Response to SpaceX's June 2015 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the International Space Station (IG-16-025)
(Page) Excerpt - June 28, 2016 The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA's response to the failure of a SpaceX cargo mission and its impact on commercial resupply of the ISS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0c8rhSlpcI
NASA's Launch Support and Infrastructure Modernization: Commercial Space Launch Activities at Kennedy Space Center (IG-15-003)
(Page) Excerpt - October 23, 2014 Inspector General Paul Martin released a report assessing the Kennedy Space Center's efforts to become a multiuser spaceport hosting both NASA and commercial launches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyojWy6bPzg
Managing the Growing Safety Risks of NASA's 50-Year-Old Spacesuit Design
(Page) Excerpt - Imagine exploring the cosmos in your own personal spacecraft with oxygen to breathe, water to drink, waste management, cooling, ventilation, and health monitoring. NASA astronauts wear puffy, white spacesuits that…