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> All told, the total cost of the Mars Sample Return mission is now about $10 billion. Woof. For a bit of perspective, the cost of building, launching, landin
by marcusverus 3y ago
> All told, the total cost of the Mars Sample Return mission is now about $10 billion.
Woof.
For a bit of perspective, the cost of building, launching, landing, and operating (for 5 years!) the Spirit and Opportunity rovers was $944 Million, according to the wiki. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover
- pavel_lishin 3y agoTo be fair, those were one-way trips.
- appletrotter 3y agoIt’s also about 4% of Elon Musk’s net worth.
- QuadmasterXLII 3y agoIt sucks that billionaires like Musk spend their money on vanity stuff like twitter or yachts when instead with their wealth they could be personally funding… a mars… um…