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Space Shuttle: Changes to the Solid Rocket Motor Contract

NSIAD-88-203 Published: Aug 05, 1988. Publicly Released: Aug 15, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the restructured space shuttle solid rocket motor contract to determine the extent to which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the contractor changed production terms and conditions as a result of the January 1986 Challenger accident.

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