Cost modeling for space optical telescope assemblies

H. Philip Stahl; Todd Henrichs

doi:10.1117/12.902829

25 October 2011 Cost modeling for space optical telescope assemblies

H. Philip Stahl, Todd Henrichs

Proceedings Volume 8011, 22nd Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Light for the Development of the World; 80111C (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902829
Event: International Commission for Optics (ICO 22), 2011, Puebla, Mexico

Abstract

Parametric cost models are used to plan missions, compare concepts and justify technology investments. This paper reviews an on-going effort to develop cost modes for space telescopes. This paper summarizes the methodology used to develop cost models and documents how changes to the database have changed previously published preliminary cost models. While the cost models are evolving, the previously published findings remain valid: it costs less per square meter of collecting aperture to build a large telescope than a small telescope; technology development as a function of time reduces cost; and lower areal density telescopes cost more than more massive telescopes.

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H. Philip Stahl and Todd Henrichs "Cost modeling for space optical telescope assemblies", Proc. SPIE 8011, 22nd Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Light for the Development of the World, 80111C (25 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902829

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