Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle : action needed to improve visibility into cost, schedule, and capacity to resolve technical challenges : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Planning--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Space vehicles--Planning.

Space vehicles.

Space vehicles--Costs.

Manned space flight--Planning.

Manned space flight.

Manned space flight--Costs.

Planning--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 51 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Action needed to improve visibility into cost, schedule, and capacity to resolve technical challenges

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2016.

Summary:

Orion is NASA's first crew capsule that could transport humans beyond the moon. Recent programs, such as Constellation, were canceled in the face of acquisition problems and funding-related issues. The $11 billion that NASA estimates it will need to develop Orion through 2023, along with the funding necessary for other human spaceflight programs, represents a significant portion of NASA's anticipated budget during that period. The House Committee on Appropriations included a provision in its report for GAO to review the acquisition progress of Orion, among other human spaceflight programs. This report assesses (1) technical challenges facing the Orion program that may affect cost and schedule, (2) the reliability of Orion's cost and schedule estimates, and (3) agency and program programmatic decisions that may affect cost and schedule risks. To do this work, GAO examined documents supporting the cost and schedule estimates, contractor performance data, and other relevant program documentation, and interviewed relevant officials. To provide the Congress and NASA a reliable estimate of program cost and schedule, the program should perform an updated JCL analysis with cost and schedule estimates in line with best practices. The program should also perform an analysis to understand the impact of deferred work on program reserves.

Notes:

"GAO-16-620."

"July 2016."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed on March 2, 2022).

OCLC:

956361421