{"product_id":"reducing-space-mission-cost-space-technology-library-9781881883050","title":"Reducing Space Mission Cost (Space Technology Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReducing Space Mission Cost is the first complete treatment of the technology  process  and problems in the most critical areas of modern spaceflight. The demand to reduce cost is unrelenting. This pioneering book addresses all aspects of this problem  including:  Technology and processes for reducing cost  Cost reduction in mission engineering  spacecraft design  manufacture  launch  and operations  Implementation methods and problems  The price of reducing cost  10 detailed case studies of what works in practice in: - Science missions - Interplanetary probes - Communications spacecraft - Test and Applications missions Beginning on the inside front cover  this book provides real cost data on a variety of missions  systems  and subsystems. According to the authors: Reducing mission cost is hard enough if you know what the real costs are  and virtually impossible if you dont. This book challenges traditional methods  yet recognizes that all space programs are run to minimize cost within the rules under which they are built and flown. It provides practical recipes for reducing cost in both new and ongoing missions and discusses what works  what government can do to help  and what methods intended to reduce cost may be counterproductive and unintentionally increase cost. As shown on the inside rear cover  the case studies described in the book have reduced total mission cost by 80% to more than 90% with respect to projections by traditional cost methods. 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 sciences 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279895814197,"sku":"ByrdShop_1881883051","price":123.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781881883050.jpg?v=1780615473","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/reducing-space-mission-cost-space-technology-library-9781881883050","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}