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NASA Human Space Exploration: Integration Approach Presents Challenges to Oversight and Independence

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 19, 2017
Release Date Oct. 19, 2017
Report No. GAO-18-28
Summary:

NASA is developing 3 programs to put astronauts into space—the Orion crew vehicle, Space Launch System, and Exploration Ground Systems. All 3 programs must work together.

We found challenges in NASA's approach to integrating these programs. For example, the technical authorities for engineering and safety also have program roles that include managing resources. When technical authorities must also deal with cost and schedule pressures, it can potentially impair their independence. A review board concluded this type of tension contributed to the 2003 Columbia shuttle accident.

We made recommendations to strengthen oversight and independence.

Competing Interests between Engineering Technical Authority Role and Program Role

Dual, competing interests of engineering technical authority and program authority positions

Dual, competing interests of engineering technical authority and program authority positions

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    The Space Race may be over, but NASA's work is never done. The agency is currently working on integrating three human spaceflight programs for a test flight in 2019. We discuss some of the challenges ahead for this space exploration.

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