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Space

Study Blasts NASA Rocket Cost Estimates

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Monday, August 29th, 2011

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An independent assessment of NASA's plans for a new heavy-lift rocket and space capsule dubs the agency's projected costs as optimistic and not suited for long-term planning. The space agency released recently an executive summary of the assessment consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton conducted on the Space Launch System (SLS), Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), and 21st Century Ground System (21CGS) programs. The SLS includes a new heavy-lift vehicle, and the MPCV includes a future spacecraft for missions beyond low-Earth orbit. Lawmakers…

Congress

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