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title: "Report: Assessments of Major NASA Projects (GAO 2021)"
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# Report: Assessments of Major NASA Projects (GAO 2021)

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Source: GAO

## Abstract

This report provides a snapshot of how well [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/) is planning and executing its major projects, which are those with costs of over $250 million. [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/) plans to invest at least $69 billion in its major projects to continue exploring Earth and the solar system.

Congressional conferees included a provision for GAO to prepare status reports on selected large-scale [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/) programs, projects, and activities. This is GAO’s 13th annual assessment.

This report assesses (1) the cost and schedule performance of NASA’s major projects, including the effects of COVID-19; and (2) the development and maturity of technologies and progress in achieving design stability.

The report also includes assessments of 33 major projects.

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