Choice Grasses for Fuel. No one grass species can be grown effectively in all regions and climates, however, the most broadly considered grasses for energy production are Switchgrass (and other native prairie grasses such as Big Bluestem and Prairie Cordgrass).
The typical NASA Aerospace Engineer salary is $92,256. Aerospace Engineer salaries at NASA can range from $55,000-$143,809. This estimate is based upon 37 NASA Aerospace Engineer salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. See all Aerospace Engineer salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market.
Early during development of the space shuttle, NASA had estimated that the program would cost $7.45 billion ($43 billion in 2011 dollars, adjusting for inflation) in development/non-recurring costs, and $9.3M ($54M in 2011 dollars) per flight. more realistic projection of 12 flights per year for the 15-year service life combined with the initial development costs would have resulted in a total cost projection for the program of roughly $54 billion (in 2011 dollars).