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An independent study, commissioned by NASA in the wake of the highly public failures of [[Mars Climate Orbiter]] and [[Mars Polar Lander]], found that cost-cutting measures had created significant risks for NASA's Shuttle program. Although the report maintained that the overall safety of NASA's operations remained within an acceptable range, the investigators warned that the use of contractors and the lack of oversight compromised the quality of NASA's missions. NASA's chief of the Office of Space Flight accepted the report's recommendations to improve NASA's operations, also noting, however, that NASA had already investigated and dealt with many of the weaknesses highlighted in the report. With budgetary matters always a pressing concern, NASA had made various necessary reductions in personnel, relying on companies such as [[Boeing]] and [[Lockheed Martin]] more than ever. NASA had initiated the investigation to understand more fully the impact of the changes on NASA's highest priority the safety of its astronauts. *[[February 2000|February]] *[[March 2000|March]] [[Mar 1 2000|1]] [[Mar 2 2000|2]] [[Mar 3 2000|3]] [[Mar 4 2000|4]] [[Mar 5 2000|5]] [[Mar 6 2000|6]] [[Mar 7 2000|7]] [[Mar 8 2000|8]] [[Mar 9 2000|9]] [[Mar 10 2000|10]] [[Mar 11 2000|11]] [[Mar 12 2000|12]] [[Mar 13 2000|13]] [[Mar 14 2000|14]] [[Mar 15 2000|15]] [[Mar 16 2000|16]] [[Mar 17 2000|17]] [[Mar 18 2000|18]] [[Mar 19 2000|19]] [[Mar 20 2000|20]] [[Mar 21 2000|21]] [[Mar 22 2000|22]] [[Mar 23 2000|23]] [[Mar 24 2000|24]] [[Mar 25 2000|25]] [[Mar 26 2000|26]] [[Mar 27 2000|27]] [[Mar 28 2000|28]] [[Mar 29 2000|29]] [[Mar 30 2000|30]] [[Mar 31 2000|31]] *[[April 2000|April]]

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