The development of an independent, objective model for assessing the program costs of space launch systems is proposed. parametric cost models will be developed for both expendable launch vehicles and reusable vehicles (i.e. the shuttle). a detailed cost data base for launch vehicles will be… More

Operational military forces are in need of timely, all-weather targeting data. this is particularly true of forces in the european theater, which need targeting support to meet the objective of the new follow on forces attack (fofa) strategy for the defense of europe. we propose an assessment of the… More

The government has initiated a number of programs to improve u.s. launch vehicle technology. these programs are currently focused on meeting government launch requirements. if these programs are also to benefit the commercial launch industry, commercial requirements must be integrated into the… More

Currently commercial space-launch frequency requirements are met in the 2200- to 2300-mhz band. new frequency allocations may limit frequencies for commercial safe and reliable commercial space-launch operations to three channels in the 2360- to 2390-mhz band. this research will assess whether this… More