This paper develops a novel approach to modeling and predicting advancement in spacecraft technology for deep space exploration. As spacecraft lifetimes increase, ever more elaborate missions and even quasi-permanent bases become more and more possible. We use the NASA (National Aeronautical and Space Agency) yearly budget along with the time variable to model their relationship with spacecraft lifespans and compare the level of fit of our model with an exponential (generalized Moore's law) model. The results indicate that our model provides a better curve fit, suggesting the usefulness of NASA’s budget in predicting the progression of space exploration technology. Additionally, the evidence that the NASA budget has a statistically significant impact on spacecraft lifespans suggests that the government could increase future funding of NASA to foster quicker technological improvement in space exploration technology.
Spacecraft for Deep Space Exploration: Combining Time and Budget to Model the Trend in Lifespan
Lect. Notes in Networks, Syst.
Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference ; 2021 ; Vancouver, BC, Canada November 28, 2021 - November 29, 2021
Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2021, Volume 3 ; Kapitel : 25 ; 323-339
2021-10-25
17 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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