NASA’s Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project

Submitting OIG:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG

Report Description:

NASA is developing a second mobile launcher (ML-2)—the ground structure used to assemble, transport, and launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule—to support larger variants of the SLS beginning with the Artemis IV mission. ML-2’s cost and schedule are not sustainable despite NASA’s efforts to improve project performance.

Date Issued:

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

IG-24-016

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$2,977,057

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
IG-24-016.pdf	2.94 MB

Additional Details Link:

https://oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ig-24-016.pdf?emrc=66cdf8de79038

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
Ensure lessons learned from the ML-2’s acquisition, contract, and project management are codified to inform future development efforts
2	Open	No
Conduct a thorough analysis of the feasibility of utilizing the fixed-price option, and if NASA determines that it will not be exercised, remove the option from the ML-2 contract

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Ensure lessons learned from the ML-2’s acquisition, contract, and project management are codified to inform future development efforts

Open

Conduct a thorough analysis of the feasibility of utilizing the fixed-price option, and if NASA determines that it will not be exercised, remove the option from the ML-2 contract

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NASA’s Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project

Related Open Recommendations