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Dan Rasky: Revamping Cost Estimation Models

Dr. Dan Rasky worked as a Senior Scientist for NASA on COTS. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable to […]

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Dan Rasky: History of Cost Plus Contracting

Dr. Dan Rasky worked as a Senior Scientist for NASA on COTS. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable to […]

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Dan Rasky: Revamping Cost Estimation Models

Dr. Dan Rasky worked as a Senior Scientist for NASA on COTS. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable to […]

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Dan Rasky: Introduction

Dr. Dan Rasky worked as a Senior Scientist for NASA on COTS. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable to […]

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NASA Shuttle Symposium KSF

June 8, 2011 – A HEOMD-sponsored Knowledge Sharing Forum from the Space Shuttle Lessons Learned panel.

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Augustine Report Architecture KSF

March 18, 2010 – A HEOMD-sponsored Knowledge Sharing Forum (KSF) on the Augustine report architecture and rationale with Dr. Ed Crawley.

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Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Critical Knowledge

Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable to similar capability development projects and may not be suitable for traditional government […]

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William Gerstenmaier: Introduction

William Gerstenmaier worked as the Human Exploration and Operations Associate Administrator at NASA. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable […]

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William Gerstenmaier: Responding to Failure

William Gerstenmaier worked as the Human Exploration and Operations Associate Administrator at NASA. Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems (COTS) was a NASA-industry partnership to develop safe, affordable, reliable space transportation access to Low-Earth Orbit. NASA was the lead investor in the COTS project, much different from traditional government-owned and operated systems. The COTS lessons are applicable […]

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