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6 Findings and Recommendations
6 Findings and Recommendations
Pages 77-80
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Finally, the estimated operational costs assumed modest postflight inspection requirements, which assume successful development of an effective Integrated Vehicle Health Management system and little added costs associated with mission assurance requirement. Finding 2: The RBS business case is incomplete because it does not adequately account for new entrant commercial providers of launch capabilities, the impacts of single-source providers, Air Force need for independent launch sources for meeting their assured-access-to-space requirement, and technical risk.
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The Air Force Space Command has identified a long-term science and technology objective for achieving full-spectrum launch capabilities at significantly reduced costs, and reusability remains a potential option for realizing this objective. In concert with reduced costs, development of a robust reusable system might have additional benefits that may be realized, including replenishment of satellites on need; deployment of distributed constellations; rapid deployment of capabilities; robust launch operations from multiple, defendable launch sites; and operations by Air Force personnel.
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Recommendation 1: Launch responsiveness should be a major attribute of any reusable launch system. To address this perceived disconnect, the Air Force should establish specific responsiveness objectives independent of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle launch-on-schedule requirements that can be used to drive technology development.
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Upon the successful completion of the Pathfinder program and the associated development of the four principal technologies, the Air Force should reevaluate the business case for RBS to determine if it can be closed at that point. This business case analysis should include the impacts of new-entrant commercial launch providers, single-source providers, and the Air Force need for independent launchers.
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