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NASA OIG: Tell Congress that moon rocket is over budget and behind schedule
NASA OIG: Tell Congress that moon rocket is over budget and behind schedule [houstonchronicle.com]
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.”
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.
