Preliminary cost model for space telescopes | Zendy

H. Philip Stahl | Zendy; Frank A. Prince | Zendy; Christian Smart | Zendy; Kyle Stephens | Zendy; Todd Henrichs | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Preliminary cost model for space telescopes

Author(s) -

H. Philip Stahl,

Frank A. Prince,

Christian Smart,

Kyle Stephens,

Todd Henrichs

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

proceedings of spie, the international society for optical engineering/proceedings of spie

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1996-756X

pISSN - 0277-786X

DOI - 10.1117/12.826750

Subject(s) - parametric statistics , telescope , computer science , space (punctuation) , optical telescope , spitzer space telescope , plan (archaeology) , aerospace engineering , systems engineering , remote sensing , engineering , physics , astronomy , geology , mathematics , statistics , operating system , paleontology

Parametric cost models are routinely used to plan missions, compare concepts and justify technology investments. However, great care is required. Some space telescope cost models, such as those based only on mass, lack sufficient detail to support such analysis and may lead to inaccurate conclusions. Similarly, using ground based telescope models which include the dome cost will also lead to inaccurate conclusions. This paper reviews current and historical models. Then, based on data from 22 different NASA space telescopes, this paper tests those models and presents preliminary analysis of single- and multi-variable space telescope cost models.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research