NASA Should Provide the Congress Complete Cost Information on the Space Telescope Program
PSAD-80-15
Published: Jan 03, 1980. Publicly Released: Jan 03, 1980.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to launch a space telescope aboard the space shuttle in 1983. The program is on schedule and within its budget, and all the telescope's scientific instruments should meet or exceed the established performance requirements. GAO believes that NASA should provide Congress with better financial information on this project.
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