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Date Jan. 28, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-93-115 Title

Space Transportation: The Content and Uses of Shuttle Cost Estimates

SPACE TRANSPORTATION The Content and TJses of Shuttle Cost Estimates RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congre ,Relations. 5% 335 (;;\O,INSIAJ)-!):~-I lr, GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-251737 January 28, 1993 The Honorable James...
Date Nov. 17, 1992 Report No. NSIAD-93-26 Title

Space Shuttle: Status of Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program

_*._..*.l - ..l xI ___.- SPACE SHUT T L E S ta tu s o f A d v a n c e d S o l i d R o c k e t M o to r P ro g ra m R E S T R IC T E D --N o t to b e re l e a s e d o u ts i d e th e G e n e ra l A c c o u n ti n g O ffi c e u n l e s s s p e c i fi c a l l y a p p ro v e d b y th e O ffi c e o f C o n g re s s i o n a l g e i a ti o n s . i i ( ( (;A o /P ~ S IA x )-!):~ -Z (i i .-- 5 5 SW 6 R E L...
Date July 20, 1992 Report No. NSIAD-92-271 Title

Space Station: Improving NASA's Planning for External Maintenance

IJnit.4 St.at.elcr Gctnc~ral Accounting Office ^. ’ GAO .I... July 1992 Report to the Chair, Govermient ;’ Activities and Transportation Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives _-___-. .-..I----.I.----_I.- --.._--I-. --I ’ SPACE STATION Improving NAWs Planning for External Maintenance 147151 1111110 . RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accou...
Date Dec. 6, 1991 Report No. NSIAD-92-32 Title

Space Shuttle: NASA Faces Challenges in Its Attempt to Achieve Planned Flight Rates

Unitd States General Accounting Office GAO December 1991 RQM& to,the Chair, Subcommittee on VA, HIND, and Independent Agencies, : Cornrnittee on Appropriations, U.S. :Senite :SPACESHUTTLE in Its Achieve ~Pkmned Flight Rates GAO/NSIAl%92-32 G-(-j ~~2$J~~~~fice I .. National Security and /93-a 7 Division International Affairs B-246151 December 6, 1991 The Honorable Barbara A, Mikulski Chair, Subcomm...
Date June 6, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-90-142 Title

Technology Development: Future Use of NASA's Large Format Camera Is Uncertain

-.-----..---~.------ _.-.-.-.. _-__ .I IIIl(~ l!)!)O TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Future Use of NASA’s Large Format Camera Is Uncertain 141513 --- ------ -. ---_ (;AO,/NSIAI)-!)O-1112 National Security and International Affairs Division B238709 June 6,lQQO The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested, we reviewed the Nati...
Date April 6, 1990 Report No. IMTEC-90-18 Title

Space Program: Space Debris a Potential Threat to Space Station and Shuttle

_-I- -.-_ ~. United States Generai Accounting Office GAO .---” -_.---. Report to the Chairman, Committee on \ Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives --. __-___ ___..I. April 1990 SPACE PROGRAM Space Debris a Potential Threat to Space Station and Shuttle Ib 4vf3 GAO/IMTEC-SO-18 Information Management and Technology Division B-237832 April 6,199O The Honorable Robert A. Roe Chair...
Date March 31, 1989 Report No. IMTEC-89-17 Title

Space Operations: NASA Efforts to Develop and Deploy Advanced Spacecraft Computers

umta’states Genera1 Accounting Office GAO I I lMamhEM9 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives SPACE OPERATIONS NASA Efforts to Develop and Deplov Adva&ed Spac&rkft Computers , GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology Management Division and B-234...
Date March 23, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-89-102FS Title

Space Funding: NASA and DOD Activities for Fiscal Years 1981 Through 1989

United States GenePal AcconWng Office Fact Sheet for the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate Marchl~ ! ' SPACEFUNDING NASA and DOD Activities for Fiscal Yeaxs 1981 Through \ 1989 , __ ~-- , GAO/NSIAD-8%102FS GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 National...
Date Dec. 28, 1988 Report No. NSIAD-89-62 Title

Space Shuttle: External Tank Procurement Does Not Comply With Competition in Contracting Act

United States General Accounting Office GAO December 1988 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives SPACE SHUTTLE External Tank Procurement Does Not Comply With Competition in Contracting Act GAO/NSLAD-89-62 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division B-229005 December 28, 1988 Th...
Date Dec. 16, 1988 Report No. NSIAD-89-66 Title

Solid Rocket Motors: Loss of Oxidizer Production Necessitates Emergency Allocation Procedures

Ihv’t~llllwl~ I!)HH SOLID ROCKET MOTORS Loss of Oxidizer Production Necessitates Ehergency A Uocation Procedures GAO United States General Accounting Of’fic~ Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affair9 Division B-231319 December16,1988 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds t...
Date Dec. 16, 1988 Report No. NSIAD-89-22 Title

Space Shuttle: Readiness of the Transoceanic Abort Landing Sites

United States General Accounting Office GAO” December 1999 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate SPACE SHUTTLE Readiness of the Transoceanic Abort Landing Sites ‘GA&IAD-89-22 ,- s i I GAO LJnited States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and Intematianal Affairs Div...
Date Aug. 5, 1988 Report No. NSIAD-88-203 Title

Space Shuttle: Changes to the Solid Rocket Motor Contract

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1988 Report to Congressional Requesters SPACESHUTTLE Changesto the Solid Rocket Motor Contract .,.. Accounting CMkeexcept the basis of the specific approval on by the Office of Coq-zzsioti Relations, REmmNot to be re?easedouttide Q@ &d . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs ...
Date Aug. 5, 1988 Report No. IMTEC-88-7 Title

Military Space Operations: Shuttle and Satellite Computer Systems Do Not Meet Performance Objectives

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon Defense,Committee on Appropriations, Houseof Representatives MILITARY SPACE OPERATIONS Shuttle and Satellite Computer Systems Do Not Meet Performance Objectives Information Technology Management Division and B-205335 August 5, 1988 The Honorable Bill Chappell, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Commit...
Date Aug. 3, 1988 Report No. NSIAD-88-158 Title

Space Shuttle: The Future of the Vandenberg Launch Site Needs to Be Determined

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Nuclear Deterrence, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate SPACE SHUTTLE The Future of the Vandenberg Launch Site Needs to Be Determined National Security and International Affairs Division B-225026 August 3, 1988 The Honorable J. James Exon Chairman, Subcommittee on Strategic For...
Date June 27, 1988 Report No. NSIAD-88-173FS Title

Space Shuttle: NASA's Major Changes to Flight Hardware

United States General Accounting Office GA! June 1988 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Committee ’ on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives SPACE SHUTTLE NASA’s Major Changes to Flight Hardware GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Divisiou B-229005 June27,1988 The Honorable Robert A. Roe Committee on Scien...
Date Oct. 30, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-88-30BR Title

Space Shuttle Accident: NASA's Actions To Address the Presidential Commission Report

1aY* -_*, United States General Accounting Office GAO Oc@ber I 1987 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technolo’ House of Representatives gy, SPACESHUTTLE ACCIDENT NASA’ Actions to s Address the Presidential Commission Report IllIll Ill 111111 134309 /NSIAD-8W?OBB GAO llnittd StateN General Accounting Offlcc Washington. D.C. 20548 Nat Ional Swurity and lnrcmation...
Date Sept. 30, 1987 Report No. NSIAD-87-209BR Title

Satellite Acquisition: Global Positioning System Acquisition Changes After Challenger's Accident

_.,-,. -..,----,- ~.-_. ---,_---- -_ --.. . . .-. -.- - .- . ..-_ ,__..__ II ____.,, _, ‘ if.. .’ A .,‘ . . september1987 t GAO l’ nited States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-228776 September 30, 1987 The Honorable Bill Chappell, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representative...
Date Sept. 1, 1987 Report No. IMTEC-87-38FS Title

NASA ADP Systems: Information on the Automated Mission and Payload Tracking System

. United States General Accounting Office 33654 ‘ GAO September Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on HUD and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate 1987 NASA ADP SYSTEMS Information on the Automated Mission and Payload Tracking System 133854 to be released outsfde the GwJT~.’ Accounting Office except on the basis of speceific approval by tha Office of Congressio...
Date April 17, 1987 Report No. IMTEC-87-20 Title

Space Operations: NASA's Use of Information Technology

&$p$$-~ ‘ ; ,? ‘” .&port to the Chairman, Com m ittee on Science, Space and Technology ‘ . .‘ April 1987 SPACE OPERATIONS Information Technology NASA’ Use of s GAO/IMTEG87-20 0367bb GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology B-226577 Management Division and April 17, 1987 The Honorable Robert A. Roe Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, a...
Date Oct. 31, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-87-32BR Title

Space Shuttle: Issues Associated With the Vandenberg Launch Site

. c United States General Accounting Office .‘GAO October 1986 131722 . Briefing Report to the Ranking Miniority Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate SPACE SHUTTLE Issues Associated With the Vandenberg Launch Site I !I ~11~~1 i rIlllllllll III 131722 RELEASED 4c l5%f?l?S4 GAO/NSIAD-8732BR * ,‘I GAO United States General Accounting Offi...
Date Aug. 26, 1986 Report No. NSIAD-86-194 Title

Space Shuttle: NASA's Procurement of Solid Rocket Booster Motors

1 * . . , L I)* United States General Accounthi Office 13(N& L Report $0the Administraltor, Nati,onal AelFomlautLcs SpaceAdlmi.nktx+ation and and the Secretary bf the Air Force / Au@+, 1986 SPACESHUTTLE! NMA’s Procurembnt of Solid Rocket Booster Motors Y / I GACj/NSIAD-86-194 Q&4$4 Y GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Di...
Date July 31, 1986 Report No. 130591 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: NASA's Shuttle Booster Rocket Motor Procurement

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 For release on delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 31, 1986 STATEMENT OF MILTON SOCOLAR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TEE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON NASA'S SHUTTLE BOOSTER ROCKET MOTOR PROCUREMENT 1111...
Date Dec. 28, 1982 Report No. MASAD-83-6 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Issues Concerning the Future Operation of the Space Transportation System

PREFACE On July 4, 1982, the President of the United States announced a national space policy that is to set the direction of space It sets forth the Space Shuttle as efforts for the next decade. a major factor in the evolution of future U.S. programs and commits the United States to maintaining world leadership in space transportation with a Space Transportation System capacity to The Congress a...
Date Aug. 12, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-43 Title

National Defense: Evaluation of NASA Comments on Consolidated Space Operations Center

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTJNGOFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 , MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACQU!SITION AND DIVISION B-205335 AUGUST 12.1982 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Harrison Senate Schmitt: H. Schmitt Evaluation of NASA Comments On GAO Report MASAD-82-14 "Consolidated Space Operations Center Lacks Adequate DOD Planning" (GAO/MASAD-82-43) As requested in your letter of July 28...
Date Feb. 23, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-15 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: NASA Must Reconsider Operations Pricing Policy To Compensate for Cost Growth on the Space Transportation System

* c . 117646’ ’ BY‘THECOMPTROLLERGENER Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES NASA Must Reconsider Operations Pricing Policy To Compensate For Cost Growth On The Space Transportation System NASA’s Shuttle pricing policy, established 5 years ago and based on average pricing over 12 years of operations, combined with increasing Shuttle operations costs, has created a situation where NASA ...
Date Feb. 10, 1982 Report No. MASAD-82-17 Title

National Defense: MX Program Cost and Schedule Milestones Could Be Adversely Impacted if Certain Matters Are Not Resolved

WTED STATESGEMRAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASWINGTON, DC. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUlSlTlON DIVISION B-196893 FEBRUARY IO, 1982 The Honorable The Secretary Attention: Dear Mr. Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense Director, GAO Affairs Secretary: MX Program Cost and Schedule Adversely Impacted If Certain Resolved (MASAD-82-17) Milestones Matters Could Are Not Be Subject: We recently completed our...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. 088055 Title

Budget and Spending: Implementing Office of Management and Budget Circular A-109

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:00 a.m., EST THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981 .
Date Feb. 28, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-6 Title

DOD Participation in the Space Transportation System: Status and Issues

/ gqj BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES . _ Report To The Congress DOD Participation In The Space Transportation System: Status And Issues The Space Transportation System has been delayed 3-l/2 years and the cost of Defense participation in the program has increased $1.6 billion--from about $1.2 billion in fiscal year 1978 to about $2.8 billion in fiscal year 1982. To date, the delays ha...
Date March 16, 1979 Report No. PSAD-79-59 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Analysis of NASA's Supplemental FY 1979 Budget Request

COM?TROLLER GENERAL WMHIN#l-ON. OF THE UNITLD D.C. to110 CTATU B-183134 March 16, 1979 _'"d_ . 5, To The Honorable Edmund S, Muskie, Chairman, and The Honorable Henry Bellmon, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on the Budget (" il c7 United States Senate i@" o o li" Your January 25, 1979, letter requested information on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ,,&:. fiscal year 1...
Date March 9, 1978 Report No. 105609 Title

Transportation: The Space Transportation System

DOCUMENT ReSUSE 05609 - [B0765713] The Space Transportation System. arch 9, 1978. 14 pp. Testimcny before the House Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; the House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; the House Coemittee on Appropriations: ilitar7 Construction Subcommittee; by Richard W. Gutmann, Director, rocurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Contact:...
Date April 21, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-73 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Status and Issues Relating to the Space Transportation System

L 3 cv, BY THE COMPTROLL OF THE UNITED STATE§,.s ,,_: !\ 3-u,,=1,6 i LIBRARYSYSTEM lllllllllrllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~ LM099357 status Relatin Space tisn Aeronautics Administration and National Space NASA’s revised development plan is introducing risks that could result in increased costs, schedule delays, and performance degradations that were not originally envisioned. The development pla...
Date Feb. 1, 1975 Report No. 093513 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Space Transportation System

043s~3 U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STAFF STUDY SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION FEBRUARY 1975 CONTENTS ------aPage SUMMARY CHAPTER 1 Y 1 INTRODUCTION Description Responslbllltles Restrlctlons on Review Est3mated Costs COST, SCHEDULE AND PERFORMANCE SPACE SHUTTLE DDT&E OrbIter Space Shuttle Maln Engines External Tank Solid Rocket Boosters COST PER FLIGHT...