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NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is dead

456 points · 391 comments · Muhammad523

  1. Muhammad523 · · focus · HN ↗
    The James Webb Space Telescope had a $10 dollar price tag, why wasn't it considered too expensive at the time?
    1. wmf · · focus · HN ↗
      Costs increased after it was already under construction so sunk costs kicked in. MSR was still in the planning stages when it was canceled.
      1. NooneAtAll3 · · focus · HN ↗
        MSR was in planning stages *and already* had budget overruns big enough to cancel lunar rover

        That cancelled program became famous for leaving behind an already bought launcher that now will fly mass simulator

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