Inspector General's Audit Finds Good News in NASA's Handling of TDRS Program

摘要

While most NASA inspector general reviews reveal problems, a recent report lauds the U.S. space agency's management of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) program for adhering to the schedule and budget.rnIn 2012 and 2013, NASA plans to launch two satellites, TDRS-K and TDRS-L, to replace aging spacecraft in the constellation that relays tracking, data, voice and video communications between ground stations and government spacecraft operating in low Earth orbit, including the international space station and NASA Earth science missions.