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Saturday, August 17, 2024

Woefully undertrained: NASA Inspector General scrutinizes Michoud Assembly Facility, Boeing

Woefully undertrained’: NASA Inspector General scrutinizes Michoud Assembly Facility, Boeing

"...Boeing’s troubles do not end with its jet factory or its Starliner spacecraft.

Now, NASA’s internal watchdog group has issued a scathing report on the manufacturing process and those constructing future versions of the Space Launch System, another Boeing-made spacecraft that NASA procured to transport its astronauts back to the Moon.

NASA’s Inspector General found that Boeing’s quality management system at Marshall Space Flight Center’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans does not adhere to industry standards or NASA’s requirements, and the company has been, “largely non-responsive” and that’s just scratching the surface. ..."

Reference: www.waff.com .