NASA OIG: Tell Congress that moon rocket is over budget and behind schedule:
NASA's moon rocket has reached a point in cost overruns and delays that should trigger Congressional review, a report by the NASA Inspector General says.
The NASA Office of Inspector General said the Space Launch System rocket being developed to fly astronauts to the moon exceeded cost and schedule baselines by more than 30 percent at the end of fiscal year 2019. That 30 percent threshold should prompt Congressional attention, the OIG said, though NASA disagreed.
"NASA continues to struggle managing SLS (Space Launch System) Program costs and schedule as the launch date for the first integrated SLS/Orion mission slips further," according to the report released Tuesday. "Rising costs and delays can be attributed to challenges with program management, technical issues, and contractor performance."
<sarcasm>News of SLS being behind schedule and over budget will come as a shock to many. But we should take comfort that no problem is so great it cannot be solved by throwing more taxpayer money at it.</sarcasm>
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday March 11 2020, @07:32PM (2 children)
I read today that South Korea has their under control . . . because of . . . OMG . . . TESTING!
Gee, I wish we had Testing in the USA.
If we had testing, we might know what the real numbers of infections are. Maybe we're in for a very rude awakening once test kits eventually become available.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 11 2020, @07:58PM (1 child)
Move along - nothing to test here.
Comment below if you want toilet paper cheap (prepaid bulk order only).
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 11 2020, @08:06PM
Bidets will be cheaper than TP soon.