the goal is to be as cost effective as possible, taking maximum advantage of the work performed to date on Orion design, development, and testing while deferring further work on systems that would provide capabilities not needed for emergency crew return.
On the recordApril 14, 2010
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Obama emphasizes cost-effectiveness in developing the Orion spacecraft for emergency crew return.
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