NASA: COMMERCIAL PARTNERS ARE MAKING PROGRESS BUT FACE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULES TO DEMONSTRATE CRITICAL SPACE STATION CARGO TRANSPORT CAPABILITIES

After the planned retirement of the space shuttle in 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will face a cargo resupply shortfall for the International Space Station of approximately 40 metric tons between 2010 and 2015. NASA budgeted $500 million in seed money to commercial p...

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Published inJournal of Magnetohydrodynamics and Plasma Research Vol. 16; no. 1/2; p. 75
Main Author Anon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.01.2011
Subjects
Cargos
Commercial space industry
Commercial spacecraft
Contracts
Expenditures
Federal government
Laws
Multinational space ventures
NASA
Space exploration
Space stations
Transport
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ISSN1083-4729

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Summary:After the planned retirement of the space shuttle in 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will face a cargo resupply shortfall for the International Space Station of approximately 40 metric tons between 2010 and 2015. NASA budgeted $500 million in seed money to commercial partners to develop new cargo transport capabilities through its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) project. NASA used its other transaction authority to award agreements to commercial partners. These agreements are not federal government contracts, and are therefore generally not subject to federal laws and regulations that apply to federal government contracts. GAO previously reported concerns about whether COTS vehicles would be developed in time to meet the shortfall. Subsequently, GAO was directed by the explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, to examine NASA's management of the COTS project and its expenditures.
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ISSN:1083-4729