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Space Exploration: NASA's Deep Space Missions Are Experiencing Long Delays

NSIAD-88-128BR Published: May 27, 1988. Publicly Released: Jun 06, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Galileo mission to Jupiter, Ulysses mission to the sun, Magellan mission to Venus, and Mars Observer mission to determine the: (1) cost, schedule, expected performance, and status of the missions; and (2) causes and impacts of schedule delays and cost increases.

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Aerospace contractsAerospace researchCost overrunsData collectionStaff utilizationSchedule slippagesSpace explorationSpace vehiclesCost estimatesScientists