Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems: Past Lessons and Future Recommendations

Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems: Past Lessons and Future Recommendations

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Why have the costs of acquiring space systems been so high? What are the sources of the problems? To answer these questions, RAND undertook an extensive study of two space systems — the Space Based Infrared System–High (SBIRS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS).