by . mark prigg . nasa does n't have enough money to get its new , $ 12 billion rocket system off the ground by the end of 2017 as planned , federal auditors warned today . sixth-seeded tomas berdych overwhelmed gael monfis 6-1 , 6-4 saturday to reach the final of the monte carlo masters for the first time . berdych immediately took control from the baseline and monfils struggled to cope with the fast pace imposed by the big-hitting czech . for three years , john helinski 's home was a cardboard box at a tampa bay bus stop . the government accountability office issued a report wednesday saying nasa 's 's space launch system is at ` high risk of missing ' its planned december 2017 initial test flight . the post-space shuttle program would build the biggest rockets ever - larger than the saturn v rockets which sent men to the moon - to send astronauts to asteroids and mars . scroll down for video . an artist 's impression of the giant rocket taking off . the 62-year-old had all of his personal identification stolen - so struggled to apply for a place at a homeless shelter . but when a cop and his case manger looked into his past , they found a previously lost bank account with money and enough social security benefits to buy his own house . there will be two versions of the rocket . the smaller , 70-metric-ton sls will stand 321 feet tall , provide 8.4 million pounds of thrust at liftoff , weigh 5.5 million poundsand carry 154,000 pounds of payload . the massive 130-metric-ton-configuration will be the most capable , powerful launch vehicle in history . towering a staggering 384 feet tall , it will provide 9.2 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and weigh 6.5 million pounds . scroll down for video . monfils won just 11 points in a lopsided first set before the frenchman changed his strategy , using more sliced shots to break up his opponent 's rhythm . tomas berdych has reached the monte carlo masters final for the first time in his career . it will be able to carry payloads weighing 286,000 pounds to orbit . ` they ca n't meet the date with the money they have , ' report author cristina chaplain said . she said it was n't because the space agency had technical problems with the congressionally-required program , but that nasa did n't get enough money to carry out the massive undertaking . the sixth-seed defeated frenchman gael monfis 6-1 , 6-4 on saturday to secure his place in the final . the move paid off early in the second set when monfils broke back to level at 1-1 as berdych made two forehand errors . monfils failed to build on the momentum , though , dropping his next service game as his hopes of becoming the first french player in 15 years to make the final at the country club vanished . ` it 's always difficult when i 'm up against tomas , i ca n't find the proper way to play him , ' said the 14th-seeded monfils after his sixth loss in seven matches against the czech . ` hopefully i 'll find the solution one day . ' the gao report put the current shortfall at $ 400 million , but did say nasawas ` making solid progress ' on the rocket program design . nasa 's launch system officials told the gao that there was a 90 percent chance of not hitting the launch date at this time . this usually means nasa has to delay its test launch date , get more money or be less ambitious about what it plans to do , said former nasa associate administrator scott pace , space policy director at george washington university . the biggest rocket ever made : the sls will be 384 feet tall and weigh 6.5 million pounds . nasa is working on the problems gao highlighted , but delaying launch or diverting money from other programs would harm taxpayers , nasa associate administrator william gerstenmaier wrote in the agency 's response . monfils , who was a wild-card entry this week after recovering from a hip injury sooner than expected , added that his poor percentage on his first serve was a decisive factor . ` welcome to aerospace , ' pace said , pointing out that large space projects often end up as much as 50 percent over budget . he said that ` is why you should n't believe initial cost estimates . ' the space agency has been reluctant to put an overall price tag on the space launch system . the gao report says it will cost $ 12 billion to get to the first test launch and ` potentially billions more to develop increasingly capable vehicles ' that could be used for launches to asteroids and mars . john helinski , 62 , spent three years living in a cardboard box on the streets of tampa bay . he then tried to apply for a place at a homeless shelter , but struggled because all of his personal identification had been stolen . a cop and a case manager then looked into his past , and were able to retrieve his social security number and his driver 's licence . ` but even when i served well , he was returning hard and deep , ' monfils said . ` he reads my serve very well . ' chasing a second masters title 10 years after he made his breakthrough at the paris masters , berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final . berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final in monte carlo . monfils won just 11 points in a lopsided first set as he struggled to cope with the big-hitting czech . after dictating from the baseline in the first set , he was able to raise his game when monfils looked capable of coming back . he fended off two consecutive break points in the sixth game of second set with authority , following up two big serves with powerful forehands . berdych hit 21 winners and sealed his win in 67 minutes with a forehand down the line . the czech has been in excellent form this year , reaching the semi-finals at the australian open and finishing runner-up in doha and rotterdam . after the amazing discovery , he told abc action news : ' i just managed on my own . sleeping underneath the benches there and no one would see me . dacco case manager charles inman told the florida station : ` he needed to have an identification , but we could n't get an identification without a birth certificate . ` there was no other option to succeed . you know , the thought of putting a 62-year-old man back on the street was n't acceptable . he then recruited the help of tampa police officer dan mcdonald . ' i enjoy it because i like a challenge , ' he said . ` we first had to figure out that we needed a consular record of foreign birth or something like that . ' helinski was born in poland , but he is an american citizen , has a driver 's licence and a social security number . then , as they kept digging into his background , helsinki visited a tampa bank branch and discovered an old account . it had n't been touched for years , so social security had built up , and he even had cash . ` at that time , it was landmark bank . then it became bank of america , ' he said . ' i guess i 'm exhilarated , excited , you know . ' helinksi is now looking for permanent accommodation . his search is focused on a small apartment . case manager charles inman -lrb- left -rrb- and tampa bay police officer dan mcdonald were determined to find out more and dug further into helinski 's background . helinski walked into a bank of america branch in tampa bay and discovered an old , forgotten account with enough social security benefits in it to buy a new house .
tomas berdych defeated gael monfis 6-1 , 6-4 on saturday . the sixth-seed reaches monte carlo masters final for the first time . berdych will face either rafael nadal or novak djokovic in the final .
provide 8.4 million pounds of thrust at liftoff , weigh 5.5 million poundsand carry 154,000 pounds of payload . the massive 130-metric-ton-configuration will be the most capable , powerful launch vehicle in history . towering a staggering 384 feet tall , it will provide 9.2 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and weigh 6.5 million pounds . scroll down for video . monfils won just 11 points in a lopsided first set before the frenchman changed his strategy , using more sliced shots to break up his opponent 's rhythm . tomas berdych has reached the monte carlo masters final for the first time in his career . it will be able to carry payloads weighing 286,000 pounds to orbit . ` they ca n't meet the date with the money they have , ' report author cristina chaplain said . she said it was n't because the space agency had technical problems with the congressionally-required program , but that nasa did n't get enough money to carry out the massive undertaking . the sixth-seed defeated frenchman gael monfis 6-1 , 6-4 on saturday to secure his place in the final . the move paid off early in the second set when monfils broke back to level at 1-1 as berdych made two forehand errors . monfils failed to build on the momentum , though , dropping his next service game as his hopes of becoming the first french player in 15 years to make the final at the country club vanished . ` it 's always difficult when i 'm up against tomas , i ca n't find the proper way to play him , ' said the 14th-seeded monfils after his sixth loss in seven matches against the czech . ` hopefully i 'll find the solution one day . ' the gao report put the current shortfall at $ 400 million , but did say nasawas ` making solid progress ' on the rocket program design . nasa 's launch system officials told the gao that there was a 90 percent chance of not hitting the launch date at this time . this usually means nasa has to delay its test launch date , get more money or be less ambitious about what it plans to do , said former nasa associate administrator scott pace , space policy director at george washington university . the biggest rocket ever made : the sls will be 384 feet tall and weigh 6.5 million pounds . nasa is working on the problems gao highlighted , but delaying launch or diverting money from other programs would harm taxpayers , nasa associate administrator william gerstenmaier wrote in the agency 's response . monfils , who was a wild-card entry this week after recovering from a hip injury sooner than expected , added that his poor percentage on his first serve was a decisive factor . ` welcome to aerospace , ' pace said , pointing out that large space projects often end up as much as 50 percent over budget . he said that ` is why you should n't believe initial cost estimates . ' the space agency has been reluctant to put an overall price tag on the space launch system . the gao report says it will cost $ 12 billion to get to the first test launch and ` potentially billions more to develop increasingly capable vehicles ' that could be used for launches to asteroids and mars . john helinski , 62 , spent three years living in a cardboard box on the streets of tampa bay . he then tried to apply for a place at a homeless shelter , but struggled because all of his personal identification had been stolen . a cop and a case manager then looked into his past , and were able to retrieve his social security number and his driver 's licence . ` but even when i served well , he was returning hard and deep , ' monfils said . ` he reads my serve very well . ' chasing a second masters title 10 years after he made his breakthrough at the paris masters , berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final . berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final in monte carlo . monfils won just 11 points in a lopsided first set as he struggled to cope with the big-hitting czech . after dictating from the baseline in the first set , he was able to raise his game when monfils looked capable of coming back . he fended off two consecutive break points in the sixth game of second set with authority , following up two big serves with powerful forehands . berdych hit 21 winners and sealed his win in 67 minutes with a forehand down the line . the czech has been in excellent form this year , reaching the semi-finals at the australian open and finishing runner-up in doha and rotterdam . after the amazing discovery , he told abc action news : ' i just managed on my own . sleeping underneath the benches there and no one would see me . dacco case manager charles inman told the florida station : ` he needed to have an identification , but we could n't get an identification without a birth certificate . ` there was no other option to succeed . you know , the thought of putting a 62-year-old man back on the street was n't acceptable . he then recruited the help of tampa police officer dan mcdonald . ' i enjoy it because i like a challenge , ' he said . ` we first had to figure out that we needed a consular record of foreign birth or something like that . ' helinski was born in poland , but he is an american citizen , has a driver 's licence and a social security number . then , as they kept digging into his background , helsinki visited a tampa bank branch and discovered an old account
by . mark prigg . nasa does n't have enough money to get its new , $ 12 billion rocket system off the ground by the end of 2017 as planned , federal auditors warned today . sixth-seeded tomas berdych overwhelmed gael monfis 6-1 , 6-4 saturday to reach the final of the monte carlo masters for the first time . berdych immediately took control from the baseline and monfils struggled to cope with the fast pace imposed by the big-hitting czech . for three years , john helinski 's home was a cardboard box at a tampa bay bus stop . the government accountability office issued a report wednesday saying nasa 's 's space launch system is at ` high risk of missing ' its planned december provide 8.4 million pounds of thrust at liftoff , weigh 5.5 million poundsand carry 154,000 pounds of payload . the massive 130-metric-ton-configuration will be the most capable , powerful launch vehicle in history . towering a staggering 384 feet tall , it will provide 9.2 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and weigh 6.5 million pounds . scroll down for video . monfils won just 11 points in a lopsided first set before the frenchman changed his strategy , using more sliced shots to break up his opponent 's rhythm . tomas berdych has reached the monte carlo masters final for the first time in his career . it will be able to carry payloads weighing 286,000 pounds to orbit . ` they ca n't meet the date with the money they have , ' report author cristina chaplain said . she said it was n't because the space agency had technical problems with the congressionally-required program , but that nasa did n't get enough money to carry out the massive undertaking . the sixth-seed defeated frenchman gael monfis 6-1 , 6-4 on saturday to secure his place in the final . the move paid off early in the second set when monfils broke back to level at 1-1 as berdych made two forehand errors . monfils failed to build on the momentum , though , dropping his next service game as his hopes of becoming the first french player in 15 years to make the final at the country club vanished . ` it 's always difficult when i 'm up against tomas , i ca n't find the proper way to play him , ' said the 14th-seeded monfils after his sixth loss in seven matches against the czech . ` hopefully i 'll find the solution one day . ' the gao report put the current shortfall at $ 400 million , but did say nasawas ` making solid progress ' on the rocket program design . nasa 's launch system officials told the gao that there was a 90 percent chance of not hitting the launch date at this time . this usually means nasa has to delay its test launch date , get more money or be less ambitious about what it plans to do , said former nasa associate administrator scott pace , space policy director at george washington university . the biggest rocket ever made : the sls will be 384 feet tall and weigh 6.5 million pounds . nasa is working on the problems gao highlighted , but delaying launch or diverting money from other programs would harm taxpayers , nasa associate administrator william gerstenmaier wrote in the agency 's response . monfils , who was a wild-card entry this week after recovering from a hip injury sooner than expected , added that his poor percentage on his first serve was a decisive factor . ` welcome to aerospace , ' pace said , pointing out that large space projects often end up as much as 50 percent over budget . he said that able to retrieve his social security number and his driver 's licence . ` but even when i served well , he was returning hard and deep , ' monfils said . ` he reads my serve very well . ' chasing a second masters title 10 years after he made his breakthrough at the paris masters , berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final . berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final in monte carlo . monfils won just 11 points in a lopsided first set as he struggled to cope with the big-hitting czech . after dictating from the baseline in the first set , he was able to raise his game when monfils looked capable of coming back . he fended off two consecutive break points in the sixth game of second set with authority , following up two big serves with powerful forehands . berdych hit 21 winners and sealed his win in 67 minutes with a forehand down the line . the czech has been in excellent form this year , reaching the semi-finals at the australian open and finishing runner-up in doha and rotterdam . after the amazing discovery , he told abc action news : ' i just managed on my own . sleeping underneath the benches there and no one would see me . dacco case manager charles inman told the florida station : ` he needed to have an identification , but we could n't a new house .
by. mark prigg. nasa does n't enough money get its new, $ 12 billion rocket system by as, federal auditors today sixth-seeded tomas berdych overwhelmed gael monfis 6, 6-4 saturday to reach the monte carlo masters for. berdych immediately took control from the baseline monfils struggled cope imposed the big-hitting czech. for three years, john helinski 's home a cardboard box at a tampa bay bus stop the government accountability office issued wednesday nasa 's 's space launch system at ` high risk missing ' its planned december 2017 initial test flight. the post-space shuttle program would build the biggest rockets - larger the saturn v rockets which sent men send asteroids mars. scroll. an artist 's impression the giant rocket taking. the 62 had all his personal identification stolen - so struggled apply a place. but when a cop and his case manger looked his past, a previously lost bank account money and enough social security benefits there will two versions the rocket. the smaller, 70-metric-ton sls will stand 321, provide thrust at weigh carry the massive 130-metric-ton-configuration will the most capable, powerful launch vehicle. towering a staggering 384, will provide 9.2 million pounds thrust weigh scroll. monfils won just 11 points first set before the frenchman changed his strategy, using more sliced shots break his opponent 's rhythm tomas berdych has reached the monte carlo masters final for. it will able carry payloads weighing 286,000 pounds orbit. ` they ca n't meet the date with the money, ' report author cristina chaplain said. she it n't because the space agency technical problems the congressionally-required program, nasa did n't get carry the massive undertaking the sixth-seed defeated frenchman gael monfis 6, on saturday to. the move paid early the second set when monfils broke back level 1 as berdych made two forehand errors. monfils failed build, though, dropping his next service game as his hopes becoming make at the country club vanished ` it always difficult when i ' up tomas ca n't find the proper way him ' said the 14th-seeded monfils after his sixth loss against the czech. ` hopefully i 'll the solution one. 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' the space agency reluctant put an overall price tag. the gao report says cost 12 get the first test launch and ` potentially billions increasingly capable vehicles ' that launches asteroids mars. john helinski, 62 spent living tampa bay. he then tried apply, struggled because all his personal identification a cop and a case manager then looked his past, were retrieve his driver 's licence ` but even when i served well, he returning hard deep ' monfils said. ` he reads my serve very. ' chasing a second masters title 10 made the paris masters, berdych will face either rafael nadal top-ranked novak djokovic. berdych will face either rafael nadal top-ranked novak djokovic in monte carlo. monfils won just 11 points first set as struggled cope the big-hitting czech. after dictating from the baseline in the first set, he raise when monfils looked capable coming. he fended two consecutive break points the sixth game second set with authority, following two big serves powerful forehands berdych hit 21 winners sealed his win 67 minutes down the line. the czech has in excellent form, reaching semi the australian open doha and rotterdam after the amazing discovery, he told abc action news : ' i just managed on. sleeping underneath the benches there and would see. dacco case manager charles inman told the florida station : ` he needed have an identification, could n't without ` there succeed. you know, the thought putting back n't acceptable. he then recruited the help tampa police officer dan mcdonald. ' i enjoy because a challenge, ' he ` we first figure a consular record foreign birth or something. ' helinski was born poland, but, has a driver 's licence then, as they kept digging his background helsinki visited a tampa bank branch discovered an old account. it had n't touched, so social security built, he even cash. ` at that time, it landmark bank. then it became bank of america, ' he ' i guess 'm exhilarated, excited you. ' helinksi is now looking permanent accommodation. his search is focused a small apartment. case manager charles inman -lrb- left and tampa bay police officer dan mcdonald were determined more and dug further helinski 's background. helinski walked a bank of america branch tampa bay discovered an old, forgotten account enough social security benefits in.
always difficult when i 'm up against tomas , i ca n't find the proper way to play him , ' said the 14th-seeded monfils after his sixth loss in seven matches against the czech . ` hopefully i 'll find the solution one day . ' the gao report put the current shortfall at $ 400 million , but did say nasawas ` making solid progress ' on the rocket program design . nasa 's launch system officials told the gao that there was a 90 percent chance of not hitting the launch date at this time . this usually means nasa has to delay its test launch date , get more money or be less ambitious about what it plans to do , said former nasa associate administrator scott pace , space policy director at george washington university . the biggest rocket ever made : the sls will be 384 feet tall and weigh 6.5 million pounds . nasa is working on the problems gao highlighted , but delaying launch or diverting money from other programs would harm taxpayers , nasa associate administrator william gerstenmaier wrote in the agency 's response . monfils , who was a wild-card entry this week after recovering from a hip injury sooner than expected , added that his poor percentage on his first serve was a decisive factor . ` welcome to aerospace , ' pace said , pointing out that large space projects often end up as much as 50 percent over budget . he said that ` is why you should n't believe initial cost estimates . ' the space agency has been reluctant to put an overall price tag on the space launch system . the gao report says it will cost $ 12 billion to get to the first test launch and ` potentially billions more to develop increasingly capable vehicles ' that could be used for launches to asteroids and mars . john helinski , 62 , spent three years living in a cardboard box on the streets of tampa bay . he then tried to apply for a place at a homeless shelter , but struggled because all of his personal identification had been stolen . a cop and a case manager then looked into his past , and were able to retrieve his social security number and his driver 's licence . ` but even when i served well , he was returning hard and deep , ' monfils said . ` he reads my serve very well . ' chasing a second masters title 10 years after he made his breakthrough at the paris masters , berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final . berdych will face either rafael nadal or top-ranked novak djokovic in the final in monte carlo . monfils won just 11 points in a lopsided first set as he struggled to cope with the big-hitting czech . after dictating from the baseline in the first set , he was able to raise his game when monfils looked capable of coming back . he fended off two consecutive break points in the sixth game of second set with authority , following up two big serves with powerful forehands . berdych hit 21 winners and sealed his win in 67 minutes with a forehand down the line . the czech has been in excellent form this year , reaching the semi-finals at the australian open and finishing runner-up in doha and rotterdam . after the amazing discovery , he told abc action news : ' i just managed on my own . sleeping underneath the benches there and no one would see me . dacco case manager charles inman told the florida station : ` he needed to have an identification , but we could n't get an identification without a birth certificate . ` there was no other option to succeed . you know , the thought of putting a 62-year-old man back on the street was n't acceptable . he then recruited the help of tampa police officer dan mcdonald . ' i enjoy it because i like a challenge , ' he said . ` we first had to figure out that we needed a consular record of foreign birth or something like that . ' helinski was born in poland , but he is an american citizen , has a driver 's licence and a social security number . then , as they kept digging into his background , helsinki visited a tampa bank branch and discovered an old account
 The text is about a tennis player, Monfils, who has been struggling with his game lately. He lost to Tomas in seven matches and is now ranked 14th. He hopes to find a solution to his problems soon. Meanwhile, NASA is working on a rocket project that will cost $12 billion and may take years to complete. A man named John Helinski spent three years living in a cardboard box on the streets of Tampa Bay. Another person, Berdych, won a title after coming back from an injury.