Citation
Abstract
Historical cost curves were developed for hydrogen masers and cesium beam standards used for frequency and timing calibration in the Deep Space Network. These curves may be used to calculate the cost of future hydrogen masers or cesium beam standards in either future or current dollars. The cesium beam standards have been decreasing in cost by about 2.3% per year since 1966, and hydrogen masers have been decreasing by about 0.8% per year since 1978 relative to the NASA inflation index.
Details
- Volume
- 42-80
- Published
- February 15, 1985
- Pages
- 220–228
- File Size
- 365.5 KB