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A specific example of the Athena program will address booster and data acquisition system reliability improvement. In addition to typical reliability practices, strong management control and examination of the hardware, procedures and design compromises resulted in a continuous reliability growth during the course of the program.

The method encompasses sequential mission time phase (prelaunch, booster flight, orbit, reentry, recovery) and space system modules (booster, re-entry vehicle, space station, ground equipment).

Air Force have conducted a number of studies over the past few years to establish the technical feasibility of various large booster concepts and the associated cost, development, and operational characteristics. Many of these studies were performed by various industry agencies; the results then being assembled and interpreted by the cognizant Government agencies.

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