What to know about NASA . Audit says NASA is at `` high risk '' of missing planned 2017 launch date of deep-space rocket . The agency has been working on a new rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS, which will be able to carry astronauts into deep space. NASA says schedule delays or fund diversions could result in increased costs to taxpayers .
Audit says NASA is at `` high risk '' of missing planned 2017 launch date of deep-space rocket . The agency has been working on a new rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS, which will be able to carry astronauts into deep space. NASA says schedule delays or fund diversions could result in increased costs to taxpayers .