Between its various ongoing Mars missions, orbiters studying asteroids and other planets, and a Moon trip on the horizon, NASA spends a lot of money. Boeing, which has contracts with NASA to build the rocket for its Space Launch System (SLS) is a big recipient of that cash, and a new government accountability report reveals that NASA has not only been paying more and more despite Boeing falling way behind on its deadlines, it’s actually also been paying the company bonuses for its performance.
As Ars Technica explains, the new government report is somewhat troubling, especially when you consider that the SLS program has now fallen well behind schedule.
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New accountability report finds NASA has been paying Boeing huge bonuses for failing originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 at 16:43:30 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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