"NASA's problem is it always seems to have $3 billion more program than it has of funds," said Norm Augustine. This systemic funding issue undermines current operations.
"In NASA's case, the not-uncommon tendency in a constrained budget environment to prioritize initiating new missions as opposed to maintaining and upgrading existing support assets has produced an infrastructure that would not be viewed as acceptable under most industrial standards," the panel wrote in its report, highlighting the consequences of budgetary priorities.
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