36
Mars Sample Return Scientifically Critical, But Eye-Poppingly Expensive
(spacepolicyonline.com)
News and findings about our cosmos.
Subcommunity of Science
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
I'm really conflicted on this one. Behind schedule and $10 billion will inevitably turn into even more behind schedule and even more money. The opportunity cost of the money is a big part of that.
I'm also still holding out hope that SpaceX will get Starship to Mars and back some time in the 2030s, but maybe that's too naïve or optimistic of me.