Orion Tops GAO Roundup Of NASA’s Biggest Cost Overruns

Frank Michaux/NASA Caption: The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II crewed flight test is being processed at the Kennedy Space Center. Launch is targeted for April 2026, although the date is under review.

The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II crewed flight test is being processed at Kennedy Space Center. Launch is targeted for April 2026, although the date is under review. 

Credit: Frank Michaux/NASA
Most of NASA’s major programs are on schedule and within 15% of their budgets, but the agency’s flagship initiative to expand human presence into deep space under the Artemis program continues multibillion-dollar cost overruns, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in its annual...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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