Hidden costs of reliability and failure in launch systems

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 419-424

  Parkinson, R C ^a  

^a AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSURANCE; RELIABILITY; SATELLITES;

LAUNCH SYSTEMS; LAUNCH VEHICLES;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 0033108769     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(99)00093-4     Document Type: Article

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