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More Delays In NASA Space Missions Won’t Be Tolerated, House Panel Says

More Delays In NASA Space Missions Won’t Be Tolerated, House Panel Says
Artist's illustration of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). Dynamic Concepts performs structural dynamics analysis for the SLS. Photo: NASA.

The House Appropriations Committee is warning NASA that lawmakers will not put up with further delays in the agency’s space-exploration missions.In a new report explaining the fiscal year 2019 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, the committee expresses concern that the delays have occurred despite “record investments” in NASA. “These slips are intolerable and must not continue,” the committee wrote. “The committee expects NASA and its industry and academic partners to redouble efforts to enhance oversight and commitment to success in order to ensure that programs…

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