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 o

1. Introduction / 2. Space system fundamentals / 3. Reviewing a cost estimate / 4. Space vehicle cost crosschecks / 5. Common issues in estimating space program

In response to historically high cost growth in the acquisition of space systems, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, in accordance with National Security Spa

To help fulfill a congressional mandate that cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs be performed by properly qualified members of the armed force

Practitioners operate in a necessary reality. We work in a space where project performance is above theory or methodology. In the best environments, delivery an