The Advanced Solid Rocket Motor is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) most expensive and controversial programs. Two reusable solid rocket motors are attached to the Space Shuttle to provide most of the thrust needed to lift it into orbit. The advanced motor is being designed to replace the current motor, which is a redesigned version of the motor that caused the January 1986 Challenger accident. The Chair of the Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation, House Committee on Government Operations, requested that GAO review the program's status. The specific objectives were to: (1) assess the extent to which the need for the program has changed; and (2) determine the reasons for cost growth and schedule slippage.


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    Title :

    Space Shuttle: Status of Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program. Report to the Chair, Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives


    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English