fraction of the cost for a completely new development. The management and support types of CER's relied heavily on Shuttle data. The Operations Costs for a flight were developed from Shuttle data and from expected improvements in operations capability by the 1995 time frame. The cost for the refurbishment of the vehicle per flight was reduced from the Shuttle's 3% TFU to less than 1% TFU. The cost of personnel per flight was reduced to about one-half that of Shuttle. Recovery operations costs were based on an Apollo size crew and fuel costs were based on today's pr’ces. The three following sections are the reports of the individual design teams.
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