NASA has a $15 billion network of facilities to house and support its research, development, and flight activities. At the request of the subcommittee, GAO evaluated the condition of NASA facilities and, because the facilities had deteriorated, the reasons for such conditions. GAO also reviewed the accuracy of NASA's accounting and budgeting for its maintenance activities. Many of NASA's facilities have not been adequately maintained and are in degraded condition. Consequently, many need significant repair. In addition, several serious incidents have been caused by the facilities' deterioration, including fire and a steam line explosion. Deferred or insufficient maintenance increases the likelihood of more such events in the future, as well as increased maintenance costs. Although some mission critical facilities like the launch pads and the orbiter processing facility used for the space shuttle are generally well maintained, the eight centers GAO visited all have deteriorating facilities, such as leaking roofs, peeling paint, and leaking steam lines. NASA has recently taken steps to focus on the facilities maintenance problems.


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    Title :

    NASA Maintenance: Stronger Commitment Needed to Curb Facility Deterioration


    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    43 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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