The Journal of Space Commerce

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Space Launch System Program Lacks Transparency

GAO Study Finds NASA Does Not Track Future Costs for the Program

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Tom Patton
Sep 11, 2023
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A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study released last week has found that NASA is not monitoring ongoing production and other costs needed to sustain the Space Launch System (SLS) program vital to its efforts to return astronauts to the Moon and go on to Mars.

Because the original SLS version's cost and schedule commit…

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