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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG
Other Participating OIGs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Report Number
IG-23-004
Report Description

NASA’s plan to land humans on the Moon by the end of 2025 and send a crewed mission to Mars in the 2030s rest in part on significant participation and partnerships with international space agencies and their long-term commitments to the Artemis campaign. In this audit, we examined NASA’s efforts to partner with other space agencies on Artemis missions.

Report Type
Audit
Location

Thales Alenia Space
Italy

European Space Agency
Netherlands

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
Japan

Number of Recommendations
10
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
10 No $0 $0

Develop an automated routing method for the processing of international agreements within NASA.

6 No $0 $0

Review export control requirements and consider additional roles for partner astronauts to increase their utilization in NASA space flight operations, to include amending existing agreements if necessary.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG

United States