NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Previous Budget Requests, through FY 2003
• NASA/Navy Benchmarking Exchange (NNBE) Reports- NASA Administrator O'Keefe recognized the similarities between human space flight programs and submarine operations and requested an information exchange between NASA and the U.S. Navy. The effort, co-chaired by NASA's Office of Safety and Mission Assurance and the NAVSEA 07Q Submarine Safety and Quality Assurance Division, examined safety and mission assurance policies, processes, accountability, and control measures.
  + View the Interim Report in Acrobat PDF (612 Kb) - December 20, 2002 Report examined the Navy submarine safety (SUBSAFE) program.
  + View the Progress Report in Acrobat PDF (918 Kb) - July 15, 2003 Report focused on the Naval Reactors Program.
  
  
• Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Report- The results of the 2002 Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel activities are reflected in a modified format to capture a long-term perspective. The report covers pivotal issues concerning Space Shuttle aging and certification, infrastructure, NASA's safety organization and processes, and full cost accounting. Program area findings and recommendations cover the Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station, Aviation Safety, and cross-program areas.
  + View Acrobat PDF (1.4Mb)
  + Visit the website
  
  
• Alternate Trajectories, Options for Competitive Sourcing of the Space Shuttle Program- NASA is considering competitive sourcing of Space Shuttle operations. To obtain a private sector perspective, NASA commissioned RAND to lead a study by an independent Task Force to identify and evaluate possible business models for future Space Shuttle operations. This Executive Summary describes the findings and recommendations of the Task Force. A full, detailed report will be released about December 1, 2002. PDF format
  • Color Cover
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Synopsis
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms
  • Chapter One: Overview of the Task Force
  • Chapter Two: A Snapshot of the Shuttle Program
  • Chapter Three: The Meaning of Competitive Sourcing
  • Chapter Four: Markets and Competitive Factors
  • Chapter Five: Placing the Shuttle in Non-NASA Hands
  • Chapter Six: A New Role for NASA
  • Chapter Seven: Maintaining a Priority on Safety
  • Chapter Eight: Options for Competitive Sourcing
  • Chapter Nine: Conclusions
  • Chapter Ten: Recommendations


• Research Maximization and Prioritization (ReMaP)Task Force Results- on research priorities for NASA's Biological and Physical Research Enterprise. July 10, 2002.
  • Executive Summary (includes Presentation Charts)
  • Presentation Charts


• FY 2001 Performance Report



• ISS Management and Cost Evaluation (IMCE) Task Force Report - on budget and management challenges facing the International Space Station. Nov. 1, 2001



• NASA Strategic Plan- Current published plan written prior to the new agency vision statement
  
  • PDF format
  • Flash walk through


• Planning documents - NASA Enterprise Strategic Plans, Center Implementation Plans, Strategic Management Plans



• Language Assistance Plan - NASA's plan for addressing the needs of people with limited English proficiency

NASA Integrated Action Team Report, "Enhancing Mission Success -- A Framework for the Future" (December 2000) - a report by the NASA Chief Engineer and the NASA Integrated Action Team

NASA Improvement Strategy in response to the 1999 NPR Employee Survey - April 2000

NASA Faster, Better, Cheaper Task Final Report (Spear Report) - March 2000

Supporting Briefing Charts:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5

Communicating NASA's Knowledge (August 1998)

The Aeronautics and Space Report of the President, Fiscal Year 1997 Activities (August 1998)

1997 Accountability Report: assesses the agency's performance in its four Strategic Enterprises and in other processes. (February 1998)

1998 NASA Spinoffs

NASA Strategic Plan (October 1997)

Announcement of Possible Work Force Reductions (April 1996)

Internet

• Public Affairs Internet Policy (September 1995)

Space Flight

• Space Shuttle Main Engine Mishap Report (August 2000)
  • Full report (10.2 Mb)
  • Appendices A and B (323 Kb)
  • Appendix C (258 Kb)
  • Appendix D (1.3 Mb)
  • Appendices E and F (774 Kb)
  • Appendix G (968 Kb)
  • Project Office Response (488 Kb)
  • Lessons learned (65 Kb)
• Space Shuttle Independent Assessment Team Report to the Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight (McDonald Report) - March 2000
• Assessment of the SFOC/USA Risk Management Process for Determining Proposed Staff Reductions (January 1998)
• Analysis of Potential Alternatives to Reduce NASA's Cost of Human Access to Space (the Hawthorne Report, November 1998) (849 K PDF file)
• Cost and Validation Task Force assessment (Chabrow report) (May 1998)
  • NASA response (June 1998)
• International Space Station Multilateral Intergovernmental Agreement -- United States, Canada, European Space Agency, Japan, Russia (January 1998)
• International Space Station Bilateral Agreements
  • NASA-Canadian Space Agency Agreement (January 1998)
  • NASA-European Space Agency Agreement (January 1998)
  • NASA-Russian Space Agency Agreement (January 1998)
  • NASA-Government of Japan Agreement (August 1998)
• NASA's Space Shuttle: Operating the World's Most Versatile Launch System (January 1996)
• Review of Issues Associated with Safe Operation and Management of the Space Shuttle Program (November 1996)
• Space Shuttle Program Changes and Accomplishments Since 1986 (January 1996)
• Space Transportation System Public Affairs Contingency Plan (July 1988)

Space Science

• Remarks by former NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin to Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees on the future of NASA's Mars Exploration Program - March 2000
• Report on Project Management in NASA by the Mars Climate Orbiter Mishap Investigation Board (Stephenson Report) - March 2000
• Mars Program Independent Assessment Team Summary Report (Young Report Summary) - March 2000
• Mars Program Independent Assessment Team Report (Young Report) - March 2000

  Because of its length and use of graphics, the report is downloadable in two parts: Part 1 & Part 2

• Report of the Loss of the Mars Polar Lander and Deep Space 2 Missions -- JPL Special Review Board (Casani Report) - March 2000

  Because of its length and use of graphics, the report is downloadable in five parts:
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

• Report of the Mars Climate Orbiter Mishap Investigation Board (November 1999)
• Statement of Dr. Wesley Huntress on Possible Martian Fossils and NASA's Exploration Plans (September 1996)
• Descriptions of Planned Mars Missions (September 1996)
• Transcript of 1996 Press Conference On Possible Evidence Life Once Existed on Mars (August 1996)