Whether intended as a derogatory remark or otherwise, the economical mission cost is a direct consequence of very creative and clever engineering solutions. I r

Whether intended as a derogatory remark or otherwise, the economical mission cost is a direct consequence of very creative and clever engineering solutions. I remember following the launch, the series of orbit raising manoeuvres to slingshot the craft into a heliocentric orbit to begin the journey towards Mars, there by limiting the costs and enabling to work around mission constraints, was extremely impressive. I wonder if the success of this mission would spark a priority to optimize costs in missions across space agencies around the world.