Кассини стоил $3,3 млрд

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Да, верно, полтора -- насовская доля. Вот что говорит факт-лист:

The Cassini program is an 18-year endeavor; the
program received a new start from the U.S. Congress
in 1990, and the prime mission extends through July
2008. The Cassini orbiter and its instruments represent
a $1.422 billion investment by NASA. The
agency has budgeted a total of $704 million to support
the cruise and orbital operations phase of the
mission. Other contributions include $54 million in
NASA tracking costs and about $144 million from the
U.S. Department of Energy in support of the radioisotope
thermoelectric generators and radioisotope heater
units for the mission. The launch vehicle, provided to
NASA by the U.S. Air Force, cost $422 million.
The European Space Agency’s contribution to the
Cassini program totals approximately $500 million
for the Huygens probe, its instruments and probe science
and engineering operations. The Italian space
agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, has contributed the
Cassini orbiter’s dish-shaped high-gain antenna as
well as significant portions of three science instruments;
its contribution is $160 million.


Запуск, прямо скажем, офигительно дорогой.

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