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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6668474" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>A NASA-funded study has found that, through government-private partnership, we coudl reduce the cost of returning humans to the Moon by a factor of 10.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nss.org/docs/EvolvableLunarArchitecture.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nss.org/docs/EvolvableLunarArchitecture.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>"The study assumed A) that the United States is willing to lead an international partnership of countries that leverages private industry capabilities, and B) public-private-partnership models proven in recent years by NASA and other government agencies.</p><p></p><p>Based on these assumptions, the our analysis concludes that:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Based on the experience of recent NASA program innovations, such as the COTS program, a human return to the Moon may not be as expensive as previously thought.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">America could lead a return of humans to the surface of the Moon within a period of 5-7 years from authority to proceed at an estimated total cost of about $10 Billion (+/- 30%) for two independent and competing commercial service providers, or about $5 Billion for each provider, using partnership methods.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">America could lead the development of a permanent industrial base on the Moon of 4 private-sector astronauts in about 10-12 years after setting foot on the Moon that could provide 200 MT of propellant per year in lunar orbit for NASA for a total cost of about $40 Billion (+/- 30%).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Assuming NASA receives a flat budget, these results could potentially be achieved within NASA’s existing deep space human spaceflight budget.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A commercial lunar base providing propellant in lunar orbit might substantially reduce the cost and risk NASA of sending humans to Mars. The ELA would reduce the number of required Space Launch System (SLS) launches from as many as 12 to a total of only 3, thereby reducing SLS operational risks, and increasing its affordability.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An International Lunar Authority, modeled after CERN and traditional public infrastructure authorities, may be the most advantageous mechanism for</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">managing the combined business and technical risks associated with affordable and sustainable lunar development and operations.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A permanent commercial lunar base might substantially pay for its operations by exporting propellant to lunar orbit for sale to NASA and others to send humans to Mars, thus enabling the economic development of the Moon at a small marginal cost.</li> </ul><p>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6668474, member: 177"] A NASA-funded study has found that, through government-private partnership, we coudl reduce the cost of returning humans to the Moon by a factor of 10. [url]http://www.nss.org/docs/EvolvableLunarArchitecture.pdf[/url] "The study assumed A) that the United States is willing to lead an international partnership of countries that leverages private industry capabilities, and B) public-private-partnership models proven in recent years by NASA and other government agencies. Based on these assumptions, the our analysis concludes that: [LIST] [*]Based on the experience of recent NASA program innovations, such as the COTS program, a human return to the Moon may not be as expensive as previously thought. [*]America could lead a return of humans to the surface of the Moon within a period of 5-7 years from authority to proceed at an estimated total cost of about $10 Billion (+/- 30%) for two independent and competing commercial service providers, or about $5 Billion for each provider, using partnership methods. [*]America could lead the development of a permanent industrial base on the Moon of 4 private-sector astronauts in about 10-12 years after setting foot on the Moon that could provide 200 MT of propellant per year in lunar orbit for NASA for a total cost of about $40 Billion (+/- 30%). [*]Assuming NASA receives a flat budget, these results could potentially be achieved within NASA’s existing deep space human spaceflight budget. [*]A commercial lunar base providing propellant in lunar orbit might substantially reduce the cost and risk NASA of sending humans to Mars. The ELA would reduce the number of required Space Launch System (SLS) launches from as many as 12 to a total of only 3, thereby reducing SLS operational risks, and increasing its affordability. [*]An International Lunar Authority, modeled after CERN and traditional public infrastructure authorities, may be the most advantageous mechanism for [*]managing the combined business and technical risks associated with affordable and sustainable lunar development and operations. [*]A permanent commercial lunar base might substantially pay for its operations by exporting propellant to lunar orbit for sale to NASA and others to send humans to Mars, thus enabling the economic development of the Moon at a small marginal cost. [/LIST]" [/QUOTE]
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