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Getting to the moon is vastly more expensive. 40x is the multiplier that is typically used in the industry. Prior to cancellation, NASA spent $433M on the VIPER
by adastra22 2y ago
Getting to the moon is vastly more expensive. 40x is the multiplier that is typically used in the industry. Prior to cancellation, NASA spent $433M on the VIPER lander + rover--NOT inclusive of launch costs.
$1m is crazy cheap.
- pclmulqdq 2y ago$1M is not the full price of this mission. $1M is the price of the lander only. They were given a ride on a rocket whose total bill was $62.5 million (just for the launch, but spread among 4 missions). When you spend $1 million but get $10 million of stuff for free, it's not really a "$1 million project."
- adastra22 2y agoThe $433M number I quoted was for the hardware only too. Apples to apples. I worked NASA planetary science before. $1m is CRAZY cheap.