United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-08 monographic deposited born digital 35 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-141BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR P0b002ee18038a96c f:ns95141b DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR NSIAD-95-141BR Space exploration Aerospace contracts Agency missions Cost control Contract costs Air Force supplies Air Force facilities Federal funds Aerospace research Titan IV Rocket NASA Cassini Saturn Probe Program NASA Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby Program NASA Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program Briefing Report NSIAD

In April 1994, NASA estimated that it would cost about $475 million for a Titan IV-Centaur launch of its Cassini spacecraft. NASA plans to launch its Cassini spacecraft to Saturn in October 1997. Following a voyage of more than six years, the spacecraft will orbit Saturn for four years, observing the planet's atmosphere, rings, and moons. In response to congressional concerns about cost, this briefing report provides information on the current estimated cost for the Cassini launch and determines the extent of cost-saving opportunities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-141BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-141BR Briefing Report GAO/NSIAD-95-141BR; Cassini Mission: Estimated Launch Costs for NASA's Mission to Saturn; Space exploration Aerospace contracts Agency missions Cost control Contract costs Air Force supplies Air Force facilities Federal funds Aerospace research Titan IV Rocket NASA Cassini Saturn Probe Program NASA Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby Program NASA Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program Title 31 Section 1535 31 U.S.C. 1535