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Originally Posted by arunas
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?
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Expensive? $160 million is chump change compared to expenditures on things best not mentioned under the "no politics" rule. 
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