"Four times they came for more money and four times we told them 'no,'"
Interesting NYT story on Science Missions Director taking a stern view of cost overruns
If they can stick to their guns, this will be good in the long run.
Might hurt a bit in strange places in the next year or three, though.
Wonder if Exploration could learn this approach...
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Well,
Google is involved in an unmanned race to the moon right now! I have a post about it on my blog. Maybe if we could find a way to get more private funding those foot prints on Mars will become a reality sooner!
Dave Briggs :~)