Case Study: NASA achieves accurate Pluto mission cost estimates with Galorath's SEER-H software

NASA generates a Pluto mission cost model in 2 hours with Galorath Incorporated

NASA faced the challenge of developing a lower-cost mission to Pluto after funding limitations led to the cancellation of its original Pluto-Kuiper Express program. The agency's Marshall Space Flight Center needed a more granular, subsystem-level cost estimation method to support a new proposal with a budget under $500 million. To meet this need, they utilized Galorath Incorporated's SEER-H™ parametric cost estimation software.

Galorath's SEER-H™ solution enabled NASA to quickly generate detailed cost models by transposing technical specifications into parameters, allowing for rapid iteration and refinement of designs. The software provided realistic subsystem-level estimates and risk analysis, which complemented NASA's existing high-level models. This process helped Galorath's customer develop a realistic, well-documented budget for congressional approval and guided engineers toward cost-effective solutions, saving significant time in the evaluation of alternative approaches.

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