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MASAD-82-14 1 (1982-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcwi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Consolidated Space Operations Center Lacks Adequate DOD Planning The Department of Defense is planning con- struction of a Consolidated Space Operations Center near Colorado Springs in FY 1983. The Air Force, as executive agent, estimates that this joint military satellite/Shuttle opera- tions control facility will cost approximately $1.4 billion when fully operational in 1990. GAO found that while the selection method- ology was questionable, the site selected is technically acceptable. However, GAO has reservations about beginning full-scale con- struction at this time because the operational requirements and associated costs for the Center are not sufficiently definitive. In addi- tion, the lack of an overall military space plan and the fragmented military space operations structure makes GAO believe that construc- tion of other than critical backup capability is premature. #D S7V 117451 M ASAD-82-14 JANUARY 29, 1982 / }-to