Analysis of NASA's Plans for Continuing Human Spaceflight After Retiring the Space Shuttle

CBO: An Analysis of NASA’s Plans for Continuing Human Spaceflight After Retiring the Space Shuttle, November 3, 2008, Letter to the Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D.

  • “In response to your request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed the human spaceflight program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration — and, in particular, its plans for development of the Ares 1 and Orion vehicles as part of its Constellation Program. The enclosed report addresses the likelihood of a delay in retiring the space shuttle and in attaining initial operating capability for the new vehicles; the potential impact of such delays on the gap in U.S. human spaceflight after the shuttle is retired; and the budgetary implications of various possible developments, in light of the lower-than-requested funding provided in the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5).”
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