Boeing and NASA have come under fire from federal investigators looking into the next generation of Space Launch System rockets.
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A report by NASA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG), released Thursday, reviewed the progress of the Space Launch System (SLS) version 1B — the rocket hoped to lift off in 2028 and carry the equipment needed to establish a base on the moon. A key part of the craft is a new booster section, called the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS), which will increase the cargo capacity of the SLS by 40 percent.
If Boeing can build it.
After a two-year study of NASA's assembly facility in New Orleans, inspectors found that Boeing personnel made numerous errors — including substandard welding on oxygen tanks and metal and Teflon shavings left in the liquid hydrogen tank. These messes delayed the program by seven months.
