NASA report: $500 million stage adapter and ballooning costs justify Artemis program cancellations
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Eric Berger
Summary
A NASA report reveals that a stage adapter for the Artemis program cost $500 million and took 13 years to develop, with contract values ballooning from $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion. The report justifies NASA's decision to cancel these programs earlier this year, citing cost growth, schedule slips, contractor performance issues, and evolving mission requirements. NASA's Human Spaceflight Directorate chief Lori Glaze stated the data supports the cancellation decisions made during Ignition Day to streamline the Artemis architecture.
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Twitter / XNASA report: $500 million stage adapter and ballooning costs justify Artemis program cancellationsarstechnica.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledNASA notes that the challenges summarized in the memorandum—cost growth, schedule slips, contractor performance issues, and evolving mission requirements—reinforce the rationale behind the decisions publicly announced during Ignition Day to streamline the Artemis architecture, modernize acquisition practices, and align programs with the nation's objectives for sustained lun
Contract values for these efforts ballooned from nearly $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion.
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