![]() ![]() Therefore, we could not determine whether NASA’s costs, relative to the status of Have support for the actual cost of completed space station elements and subsystems. To verify the information NASA reported to the Congress. Support for amounts obligated against the space station and shuttle limits for us toĮvaluate and meet the 60-day reporting requirement. In addition, NASA was not able to provide detailed transaction-based Its basis for reporting against the space station limit but instead used budgetĪuthority. We found that NASA did not comply with the act’s requirement to use obligations as These comments are reprinted in the enclosure. On August 23, 2001, we received writtenĬomments on a draft of this letter from the NASA Associate Deputy Administrator. Letter documents our findings and results. On June 8, 2001, we briefed your staffs on the results of our work. With timely data, we conducted our work from March through June 2001 inĪccordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Except for the limits imposed by NASA’s inability to provide us Use statistical sampling techniques to test the propriety of transactions included inĪlso, as part of our review, we requested support for the actual cost of space stationĬomponents that were completed through September 30, 2000, so that we couldĬompare the percentage of resources expended with the percentage of the space We further requested that the transactions be identified asĮither space station and shuttle launch support or all other programs so that we could To test the completeness and accuracy of NASA’sĪccounting, we requested transaction-level support for amounts obligated for fiscal In performing our work, we spoke with officials responsible for preparing NASA’sĪccounting for the space station and shuttle limits and identified and reviewed the Reported against the limits due to exclusions set forth under the act. Station completion, were reasonable and (2) assess the significance of amounts not Based on discussions with your staffs, weĪlso agreed to (1) evaluate whether NASA’s costs, relative to the status of space Obligation data supporting these amounts. ![]() Obligated against the space station and shuttle limits and (2) audit the underlying Planned to (1) assess NASA’s methodology for accumulating and allocating amounts In responding to the legislative requirement for verifying NASA’s accounting, we Within 60 days after the submission of the budget request. ![]() Station, and (3) arranging for GAO to verify the accounting submitted to the Congress #Nasa space shuttle program cost updateRequest, update the Congress on its progress by (1) accounting for and reportingĪmounts obligated against the limitations to date, (2) identifying the amount ofīudget authority requested for the future development and completion of the space Finally, the act requires that NASA, as part of its annual budget The act further stipulates thatįor the purpose of calculating launch costs not more than $380 million per launch Launches in connection with space station assembly. Than $25 billion for space station development or more than $17.7 billion for shuttle Under theĪct, through substantial completion of the space station, NASA may not obligate more Limitations on the international space station and space shuttle programs. Section 202 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Īuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( P.L. Subject: NASA: International Space Station and Shuttle Support Cost Limits ![]()
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