Re: Air Force Signs Off on SRB-CEV

Kim Keller wrote:
> "Ed Kyle" <edkyle99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1123849350.775709.97490@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > That is still tens of $millions less than an EELV,
> > at least according to Astronautix.com, which says
> > that the basic Medium EELVs now cost $130-140
> > million. NASA's MRO Atlas V press kit says the
> > launch cost $90 million, but I wonder about that
> > number. (A nice launch this morning, BTW, at least
> > up to the end of the first Centaur burn).
>
> Don't believe Astronautix' numbers; that website has many errors and prices
> are a prime example. A straight D-IV or Atlas V could probably compete with
> Delta II, particularly once USAF totally weans itself off D-II and NASA has
> to assume all program costs.

How about the GAO's numbers?
"http://www.gao.gov/htext/d04778r.html";

They say that EELV "Program and launch costs increased
by about $13.3 billion over the approved 2002 baseline
estimate of $18.8 billion". That's a 71% increase,
over the original EELV contract when a straight EELV
sold for something in the $70 million range, which
puts both straight EELV models up to the $120 million
plus range today. The GAO report says that the EELV
program is getting close to costing as much as
Titan IV.

- Ed Kyle

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