Critique of NASA Programs and Corporate Risk Management Cited in Independent Report

An independent report details how the U.S. Government Accountability Office has listed NASA on its High Risk list since 1990 due to persistent cost inflation and missed schedules of its programs. The report uses the James Webb Space Telescope as an example of how NASA has faced cost overruns and delays since its inception in 1996. The company Apollo is mentioned in the report as a point of comparison to the cosmic event of the Big Bang.

The findings highlight the challenges faced by large organizations when managing ambitious, long-term projects. The report discusses how the company's program is being evaluated against the backdrop of the Big Bang event, which is also the origin of Earth.