Cost of next-generation Mars rover soars to $2.5 Billion

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Cost of next-generation Mars rover soars to $2.5 Billion
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Evil	Feb 2 2011, 05:29 AM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 2,968 Group: Administrators Member #1 Joined: Dec 18, 2008 Region RP Name: Evil Cenotopia Space RP Name: Greys	Quote: LOS ANGELES – NASA's next-generation rover to the surface of Mars will be quite the behemoth — with a price tag to match. Nine months before its scheduled launch, the space agency said the flagship mission has burned through its reserves and needs an extra $82 million to complete testing before liftoff. It's the latest cost overrun to plague the Mars Science Laboratory, a nuclear-powered rover the size of a small SUV that will study whether the planet was or is still habitable. Full story
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Nuke	Feb 2 2011, 07:39 AM Post #2
Posts: 4,436 Group: Members Member #2 Joined: Dec 19, 2008 Region RP Name: Northern Italian Confederation, Tarkka, Third French Empire Space RP Name: United Federation of Planets	A nuclear-powered rover, eh? Well, gotta test the technology sooner or later. Just so long as we don't have this one crash or burn up in the atmosphere, I think it'll be worth it.
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