Search Results for: Space Launch System
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Audit Reports
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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 Management of the Space Launch System Booster and Engine Contracts
(Page) Excerpt - 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…
Examining the Commercial Lander Services Powering NASA’s Return to the Moon
(Page) Excerpt - The race to establish a permanent outpost on the Moon is accelerating. NASA recently announced a multi-phase plan to ramp up lunar deliveries, test cargo and crew landers, and develop…
NASA's Management of the Space Launch System Stages Contract (IG-19-001)
(Page) Excerpt - October 10, 2018 The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA's management of the Boeing contract developing the Space Launch System's (SLS) Core Stages and Exploration Upper Stage, key parts of…
NASA's Management of Space Launch System Program Costs and Contracts (IG-20-012)
(Page) Excerpt - March 10, 2020 The Office of Inspector General examined NASA's management of the major Space Launch System contracts - core stage, upper stage, RS-25 engines, solid rocket boosters - to…
Inspector General Examines Management of $26 Billion in Government Property Allocated to Artemis Contractors
(Page) Excerpt - 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…
NASA’s Management of Space Launch System Block 1B Development
(Page) Excerpt - Artemis IV will be the first flight of NASA’s more powerful heavy-lift rocket—the Space Launch System Block 1B. However, Block 1B development efforts have encountered multiple issues including Boeing’s ineffective…
Core Stage Testing for NASA's Space Launch System (IG-14-009)
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NASA’s Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services Contract
(Page) Excerpt - October 12, 2023
Construction of Test Stands 4693 and 4697 at Marshall Space Flight Center (IG-17-021)
(Page) Excerpt - May 17, 2017 The Office of Inspector General examined cost, schedule, and other issues related to construction of test stands in Huntsville, Alabama, that will be used to test fuel…
Audit of the Spaceport Command and Control System (IG-16-015)
(Page) Excerpt - March 28, 2016 The Office of Inspector General examined NASA's efforts to develop software that will launch the SLS rocket and Orion capsule from the Kennedy Space Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfMIwkymFg
Port Charlotte Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Related To NASA’s Space Launch System
(Page) Excerpt - Orlando, FL—United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Steven Lukens (54, Port Charlotte) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Lukens faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal…
NASA’s Launch Infrastructure
(Page) Excerpt - NASA relies on large and highly complex facilities and infrastructure, such as launch pads, utility systems, and transportation networks, to launch missions from Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility.…
Office of Inspector General
(Page) Excerpt - Federal Oversight for NASA
Best of 2024
(Page) Excerpt - Top Audit Reports As we approach 2025, the NASA Office of Inspector General is counting down the three most high-profile audits that sparked interest and ignited curiosity in 2024. #3:…
NASA's Launch Support and Infrastructure Modernization: Assessment of the Ground Systems Needed to Launch SLS and Orion (IG-15-012)
(Page) Excerpt - March 18, 2015 Inspector General Paul Martin released a report examining NASA's progress at key Kennedy Space Center facilities to process and launch SLS and Orion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXfcC4miIdw
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…
Investigators Ensure Accountability for Fraudsters Who Jeopardize NASA Missions and Personnel Through Product Substitution
(Page) Excerpt - As NASA continues its journey to the Moon and beyond, equipment quality could make the difference between mission success or failure. That’s why a top priority at the Office of…
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