The U.S. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Programs: Quarterly Launch Report: Special Report

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The U.S. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Programs: Quarterly Launch Report: Special Report

1997-01-01
By United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:

Artificial Satellites Commercial Space Transportation Costs Development Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Federal Government Launching Launch Vehicle Technology Time
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Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
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The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program is a Department of Defense technology-development program managed by the Air Force. The program is intended to produce an improved launch vehicle family for government use. The EELV will replace the currently used fleet of Atlas, Delta, and Titan launch vehicles and is expected to cut launch vehicle life-cycle costs by 25 to 50 percent. This goal is to be achieved through the use of upgraded (but not "clean slate") technology, improved manufacturing, and decreased launch operations overhead. The EELV will use existing technology or components in order to reduce cost, time, and development risks. Beyond its immediate goal of reducing the cost and complexity of government launch operations, the EELV program is also intended to increase US commercial market share when EELV manufacturers use the vehicles to compete for international launch contracts. It is hoped that the EELV will increase US market share from the current approximately 35 percent to around 50 percent of the world market.
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