Boeing SLS Faces Upgrade Cost, Schedule Concerns, NASA IG Finds

Artist’s concept of SLS.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA faces multifaceted challenges in readying a Block 1B upper stage upgrade for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, says an audit from the agency’s inspector general (IG) that warns of more delays and costs. The rocket is intended for a September 2028 inaugural launch as part of the...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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