 On May 11 , Webb issued a statement defending NASA 's November 1961 selection of North American as the prime contractor for Apollo . This was followed on June 9 by Seamans filing a seven @-@ page memorandum documenting the selection process . Webb eventually provided a controlled copy of Phillips ' memo to Congress . The Senate committee noted in its final report NASA 's testimony that " the findings of the [ Phillips ] task force had no effect on the accident , did not lead to the accident , and were not related to the accident " , but stated in its recommendations : 
