The emphasis seems to be very much on the word "design" here: the contract is for a preliminary design that will be delivered in two years. Not that $50 million (reported elsewhere as 40 million...
The emphasis seems to be very much on the word "design" here: the contract is for a preliminary design that will be delivered in two years.
Not that $50 million (reported elsewhere as 40 million euros) would build a rocket like this. For context, the development of ESA's newest rocket Ariane 6 has cost 3.7 billion euros. It's a different type of a beast, but still.
Seems like a standard requirements decomposition, systems engineering task. I wouldn’t expect 50 million to get you anything other than a systems specification: aerospace is an expensive and...
Seems like a standard requirements decomposition, systems engineering task. I wouldn’t expect 50 million to get you anything other than a systems specification: aerospace is an expensive and complicated industry.
The emphasis seems to be very much on the word "design" here: the contract is for a preliminary design that will be delivered in two years.
Not that $50 million (reported elsewhere as 40 million euros) would build a rocket like this. For context, the development of ESA's newest rocket Ariane 6 has cost 3.7 billion euros. It's a different type of a beast, but still.
Seems like a standard requirements decomposition, systems engineering task. I wouldn’t expect 50 million to get you anything other than a systems specification: aerospace is an expensive and complicated industry.