Download or read book Reducing Space Mission Cost written by James Richard Wertz and published by Microcosm. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a follow-on to the now standard text and reference, Space Mission Analysis and Design, also edited by Drs. Wertz and Larson. It is required reading for professionals, students, and managers in astronautics or space sicences and managers or scientists involved in space experiments. This book shows that reducing space mission cost, without reducing reliability, is as possible as it is important for the future of space exploration.