Schedule slippage plagues the space industry, and is antinomic with the recent emphasis on spaceresponsiveness. The Government Accountability Office has repeatedly noted the difficultiesencountered by the Department of Defense in keeping its acquisition of space systems on schedule,and...

The growing sophistication of component technologies and the rising costs and uncertainties of developing and launching new products require firms to collaborate in the development of new products. However, the management of new product development that occurs jointly between firms presents a...