What does it really mean to evaluate the cost profile of a system...?does it mean analyzing the overall/component costs associated with that system and evaluating shortcomings and constraints?
For Proton it is apparently possible to have a contract announced on September 7, 2009 and a launch scheduled for November 23, 2009. I think that's 77 days, which is pretty amazing! Am I mis-reading this?http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-090709