Report Calls for Sweeping Rethink of Swedish Space Spending

摘要

A government audit of Sweden's national space program and its 1 billion Swedish krona ($158 million) in annual spending is calling for more government oversight of the European Space Agency (ESA) and a review of the Swedish Space Corp.'s structure and mission. In a report released Feb. 14 that it says is long overdue, the Swedish National Audit Office says Swedish space investment is distributed among multiple organizations that operate as stovepipes with no real communication between them and no common ambition.