Space Station: U.S. Life-Cycle Funding Requirements
T-NSIAD-98-212
Published: Jun 24, 1998. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 1998.
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GAO discussed U.S. funding requirements for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) International Space Station program, focusing on the station's development, assembly, and operation costs. GAO also: (1) compared the current cost estimate with the estimate in its June 1995 report; and (2) provided information on potential cost increases, current program reserves, the prime contractor's cost and schedule performance, and the impact of recent revisions to the assembly sequence.
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