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August 11th, 2015
Credit: ULA
For those watching the on-going U.S. Air Force saga regarding SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance competitive launch issues, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the following report today: Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle: The Air Force Needs to Adopt an Incremental Approach to Future Acquisition Planning to Enable Incorporation of Lessons Learned.
In the report, the GAO warns that the Air Force “is at risk of making decisions about future Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) acquisitions without sufficient knowledge.”
Credit: SpaceX/NASA
GAO recommends that, when planning for the next phase of competition for launches, that “the Air Force use an incremental approach to the next acquisition strategy to ensure that it does not commit itself to a strategy until data is available to make an informed decision.”
The GAO noted that DOD concurred with the recommendation.
To take a look at the new GAO report, go to:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-623
The report highlights are here:
http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671928.pdf
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