DocumentCode
344671
Title
The cheaper the better-but why so fast? Viewpoints of a space journalist
Author
David, Leonard
Author_Institution
Washington, DC, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
25
Abstract
The call for cheaper, better, faster space missions has become a major mantra for the 1990s. This battle cry may be far easier to extol than actually apply. The purpose of this paper is to provide a journalist´s view of what impact the push toward cheaper, better, and faster space missions has had on select projects-such as the Mars Pathfinder and Lewis programs. Furthermore, how such programs will shape public perceptions of the overall U.S. Space endeavor is surveyed
Keywords
space research; space vehicles; Lewis program; Lunar Prospector; Mars Pathfinder; NASA; NEAR; U.S. space research; cost; development speed; failure; public perceptions; quality; space missions; success; Costs; Mars; NASA; Satellites; Shape; Space missions; Space technology; Space vehicles; Testing; US Government;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5425-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.1999.793139
Filename
793139
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