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The U.S. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) programs : Quarterly Launch Report : special report
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1997-01-01
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Abstract: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 up-graded (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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