This study explores instrument schedule delays and their impacts on mission development schedule and cost growth for recent NASA missions. This study examines 86 instruments across 32 NASA missions. First, the relationship between instrument schedule growth and mission development cost growth is examined. It is found that instrument development delays have a prominent role in contributing to mission development schedule and cost growth. Second, instrument developments are analyzed in order to explore specific trends related to schedule growth and to determine potential contributing factors. Instrument schedule growth is examined as a function of mass, power, instrument type, and spacecraft destination. The results are then used to establish schedule rules-of-thumb that can be used for planning purposes by project and program managers in charge of future NASA development efforts.


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    Title :

    Impact of instrument schedule growth on mission cost and schedule growth for recent NASA missions


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    Publication date :

    2012-03-01


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    857231 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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