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Spinoff story
Software Takes Cost Estimating to the Stars
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
When imagining what it takes to design a spacecraft, few people think about the engineering that goes into getting an accurate cost estimate before the building begins. And yet software designed at Marshall Space Flight Center to do just that, called Project Cost-Estimating Code, has become one of the center’s most-downloaded codes. Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin is one of dozens of companies, universities, government agencies, and international organizations that use the software.