Cost Of NPOESS, Once Seen At $6.5 Billion, Now Is $13.6 Billion, Headed For $14 Billion The National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) that once was estimated to cost $6.5 billion, and more recently was pegged at $12.5 billion, now is priced at $13.6 billion, with a likelihood it soon will tip off at $14 billion or so. That news, presented by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a hearing of the House Science and Technology Committee energy and…
NPOESS Has More Than $1 Billion Added Cost Overrun; Pentagon Threatens Funds Freeze If Paperwork Undone; Screws On VIIRS Sensor Break, Must Be Replaced
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