Space Shuttle: NASA's Plans for Repairing or Replacing a Damaged or Destroyed Orbiter
NSIAD-94-197
Published: Jul 21, 1994. Publicly Released: Aug 23, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA): (1) contingency plans should an accident occur that destroys or seriously damages a space shuttle orbiter; (2) plans for maintaining critical skills in the shuttle work force; and (3) facilities that will maintain the shuttle orbiters over their expected lifetime.
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