Cost growth in Earth and space science missions conducted by the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a longstanding problem with a wide variety of interrelated causes. To address this concern, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-422) directed the NASA administrator to sponsor an independent external assessment to identify the primary causes of cost growth in the large-, medium-, and small-sized Earth and space science spacecraft mission classes, and make recommendations as to what changes, if any, should be made to contain costs and ensure frequent mission opportunities in NASA's science spacecraft mission programs. NASA subsequently requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct a study to: review the body of existing studies related to NASA space and Earth science missions and identify their key causes of cost growth and strategies for mitigating cost growth; assess whether those key causes remain applicable in the current environment and identify any new major causes; and evaluate effectiveness of current and planned NASA cost growth mitigation strategies and, as appropriate, recommend new strategies to ensure frequent mission opportunities.
Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions
2010
76 pages
Report
No indication
English
Astronautics , Management Practice , Public Administration & Government , Space missions , NASA space programs , Cost analysis , Financial management , Program management , Project planning , Mission planning , Decision making , Government policies , Mitigation , Recommendations , National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)
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