XPost: sci.space.policy   
   From: mdicenso@seds.lpl.arizona.edu   
      
   On Sun, 1 Feb 2004, Ool wrote:   
      
   > "gideon0223"  wrote in message   
   news:401cc089$3_1@127.0.0.1...   
   >   
   > > I dont believe that the rovers themselves didnt cost 400million but   
   > > that was the entire mission budget.  As far as i know the current   
   > > numbers in the Nasa budget are for development of the rover hardware   
   > > only?...I could be wrong.   
   > > Also, i was under the impression that the fuel need for a "soft" moon   
   > > landing (one that doesnt "bounce" to a stop) and a martian mission   
   > > were relatively the same.  In that you need fuel to slow down and   
   > > land on the moon where as at Mars you can aerobrake and save a good   
   > > deal of braking fuel.  The Delta-V for Lunar and Mars missions   
   > > appears to be pretty close...wouldnt that meant the same amount of   
   > > fuel?   
   >   
   >   
   > I'm still looking for a site where they're listing just what cost what   
   > in the Mars Rover missions, from R&D to building to launching to oper-   
   > ating.   
   >   
   > Can anyone help me and provide a site link, because I can't find any.   
   > NASA's own Mars Rover site seems to contain no information about the   
   > costs, let alone details.   
      
      
   Did you actually ever bother to read the presskit at:   
      
      
   "http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/merlandings.pdf"?   
      
      
   If you did, you'd have your answer.   
   -Mike   
      
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