NPOESS Woes Continue

House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee Examines Troubled NPOESS Program
“This Committee has devoted years of oversight to NPOESS,” said Subcommittee Chairman Brad Miller (D-NC). “Despite our pressure to get this program under control, we are again facing cost overruns and slipping schedules. At the current pace, we won’t see a NPOESS launch until 2039. That is obviously unacceptable. The time has come to reorganize the management of this program to guarantee a successful launch.”
Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites: With Costs Increasing and Data Continuity at Risk, Improvements Needed in Tri-agency Decision Making, GAO
“While selected components of the NPOESS program have made progress over the past year, the program is once again over budget and behind schedule. .. Costs could grow by $1 billion over the current $13.95 billion estimate, and the schedules for NPP and the first two NPOESS satellites are expected to be delayed by 7, 14, and 5 months, respectively.”