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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Delay in Space Telescope
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 13:02:17 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 13:02:17 1986
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Keywords: space telescope, delay, launch

>         From what i have been reading in AW&ST and Science and Science News,
> wrt the space telescope the govn gets into the act and *increases* the
> budget again and again, and again, and again, and...

After decreasing it in the beginning, of course, thereby creating the
problems that later lead to a need for increases.

"What happens when a project manager is confronted with a proposition to
do the project for less than it takes, or forget the whole thing?"

"...as an example, one major European [space] program now faces its fourth
overrun crisis.  But factually the project has not exceeded its original,
and undoubtedly realistic, cost estimate.  The original budget was cut with
no change of scope as a condition of acceptance."

	- Del Tischler, "Cost Reduction Potential in Space Program
	Management", Acta Astronautica 11.12 p 741, 1984.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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