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Cristina Chaplain: Why satellites fail and who takes responsibility

Satellites have come a long way, but still have the potential to fail after reaching orbit. The Government Accountability Office decided to take a look at who ...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

June 15, 2017 7:49 am

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Cristina Chaplain, director, acquisition and sourcing management issues, GAO

Satellites have come a long way since Telstar first relayed video of a waving American flag back in 1962. Yet satellites still have the potential to fail after reaching orbit and the Government Accountability Office decided to take a look at who is responsible for the mishaps., Christina Chaplain, director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at GAO, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the results.