Sls Contract Snapshot

NASA to Keep Boeing as Contractor for Space Launch System Rocket

SLS Contract Snapshot

1. Key to this effort is development of the Space Launch System (SLS) a two-stage heavy-lift rocket that launches the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle into.

2. Specifically Boeing would provide the launch systems Core Stage and Upper Stage also known as the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage or ICPS.

3. The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts audits reviews and investigations of NASA programs and operations to prevent.

The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report concluding that NASA should retain Boeing as the contractor for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, despite the company's recent setbacks. The OIG found that Boeing has the expertise and experience necessary to complete the SLS program, and that replacing the company would delay the program by several years and cost billions of dollars.

The SLS is a critical component of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon by 2024. The rocket is designed to launch the Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts to the Moon's surface. Boeing is responsible for developing the SLS's core stage and upper stage.

In recent years, Boeing has faced a number of challenges, including the grounding of its 737 Max aircraft and the explosion of a Starliner spacecraft during a test flight. However, the OIG found that these setbacks do not call into question Boeing's ability to complete the SLS program.

The OIG's report is a significant victory for Boeing, which has been under pressure to keep the SLS contract. The report also provides NASA with the confidence it needs to move forward with the SLS program.