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That was likely just a bare bones estimate and closer to the costs of initiating the project than the full cost of designing, building, and launching a satellit
by omgwtfbyobbq 5y ago
That was likely just a bare bones estimate and closer to the costs of initiating the project than the full cost of designing, building, and launching a satellite.
Based on this link, NASA hadn't even settled on a design/contractor in 1998.
https://esahubble.org/images/opo9820a/ https://esahubble.org/images/opo9820a/