Fixed costs dominate launch costs
- From: "Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:20:24 -0500
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http://www.thespacereview.com/article/823/1
From above:
Sowers was optimistic that additional demand for the Atlas 5
from commercial orbital manned missions could benefit all users
of the vehicle. "The launch vehicle industry is very highly
invested in fixed costs," he said. "If there's a new big market
we think we can get factors of two to four, nearly, in cost
reduction by increasing launch rates by factors of two to four."
I know NewSpace is looking for even greater cost reductions, but what stuck
in my mind is the potential launch costs reductions that are there if NASA
would abandon Ares I/V and buy Atlas and Delta launches instead.
Jeff
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