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Look at the economical situation of countries like Greece and Spain. That would be one starting point.
by LunaSea 10y ago
Look at the economical situation of countries like Greece and Spain. That would be one starting point.
- maxander 10y agoAccording to the easily-found stats on Wikipedia [1,2], the MRO cost $720 million, whereas the Greek bailout given in 2010 (alone) was €110 ($119) billion. Notice the "m" in the first and the "b" in the second- your "starting point" is orders of magnitude beyond the resources we're talking about here. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_government-debt_crisis#2010_revelations_and_IMF_bailout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_government-debt_crisis#2...
- Symbiote 10y agoIndeed, the entire ESA budget for this year is €5.2 billion, of which a third is Earth observation satellites. http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/01/ESA_budget_2016_by_domain http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/01/ESA_budget_2...
- elkos 10y agoAnd as a Greek I see that day by day we are taking advantage more and more the data available from EO satellites. You need lots of data to restart the economy.
- JorgeGT 10y agoSpaniard here, the lander and the upcoming rover feature different instrumentation developed in Spain, something which has allowed extra funding for advancements in research and manufacturing capabilities, space-worthiness certification, etc. for our institutes, universities, and companies. This experience both in term of facilities and human resources will allow us to better compete in the market of space application and other high-tech fields, which is exactly what our country needs.
- CamperBob2 10y ago(Shrug) Send the money to Greece, or bury it in a crater on Mars. What's the difference?