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NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit

May 01, 2024 With the Artemis campaign, NASA intends to return humans to the Moon and build a sustainable lunar presence as a foundation for human exploration of Mars. The Artemis II crewed test flight aims to return humans to lunar orbit for the first time in more than 50 years and send its four […]

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NASA’s Artemis Campaign

Acting Inspector General George Scott testified before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about the NASA Office of Inspector General’s oversight of the Artemis campaign, and our efforts to ensure taxpayer funds are spent efficiently and effectively.

NASA’s Management of the Artemis Supply Chain

October 19, 2023 NASA’s Artemis campaign involves multiple programs and projects, more than a dozen major prime contractors, and thousands of suppliers. When supply chain disruptions happen, it can put the entire effort at risk of significant delays and increased costs. Part of the problem, we found, is that NASA lacks full visibility into the […]

NASA’s Partnerships with International Space Agencies for the Artemis Campaign

January 17, 2023 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 […]

Review of NASA’s Artemis Initiative

NASA Inspector General Paul Martin testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics regarding updates and challenges surrounding the budget and transparency of NASA’s Artemis initiative.

NASA’s Management of the Artemis Missions (IG-22-003)

November 15, 2021 In this audit, we assessed the schedule and projected costs for the first several missions of the Artemis program and NASA’s ambitious effort to return humans to the Moon and establish a long-term presence.

Artemis Status Update (IG-21-018)

April 19, 2021 This report updates NASA’s progress in achieving milestones for the major programs that support the Artemis mission, NASA’s most ambitious and costliest ongoing activity that seeks to land astronauts on the Moon in late 2024.

NASA’s Management of the Gateway Program for Artemis Missions (IG-21-004)

November 10, 2020 The Office of Inspector General assessed NASA’s initial acquisition strategy for the Artemis missions with respect to meeting schedule, cost, and performance goals.

NASA’s Development of Ground and Flight Application Software for the Artemis Program (IG-20-014)

March 19, 2020 The Office of Inspector General evaluated NASA’s development of exploration ground systems software, a critical component of the Agency’s human space flight program.