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Old 22-April-2008, 12:51 PM
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Hi,

Not so long ago I read that Cassini mission was extended for 2 more years. Estimated costs 160 million US dollars! What can be so expensive to keep the mission running?? It must be just salaries for a dozen of scientists + communication channel with the probe?
Expensive? $160 million is chump change compared to expenditures on things best not mentioned under the "no politics" rule.
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