ESA's socialists do the Moon for just $122 million dollars

SpaceProjects.com — 8/19/2003 9:18:57 PM (archived)

Europe's socialists are journeying to the Moon for just $122 million dollars:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/08/19/europe.moon.ap/index.html

AND they're using rather cutting-edge technology, too. Clementine wasn't much cheaper, and that was a decade ago:

http://www.spaceprojects.com/dod

NASA was shaken up by how cheaply the DOD did Clementine. I'm glad to see the Europeans were inspired. The question is...how long before ANOTHER DOD project catches on overseas:

offering adequate competitive prizes like DARPA's now doing

http://www.spaceprojects.com/prizes

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ESA's socialists do the Moon for just $122 million dollars - SpaceProjects.com - 8/19/2003 9:18:57 PM
- Clementine cost less than $75 million in 1994... - Larry J - 8/20/2003 6:17:02 PM
- Including cost of LV? What was Clementine's cost excluding and including LV? nt? (n/t) - skeptical - 8/20/2003 3:44:15 AM
- The DARPA "Grand Challenge" link you give is really cool! - Tom Brosz - 8/19/2003 10:08:12 PM
  - DARPA is an example of what I was talking about - Dave M - 8/20/2003 6:46:13 PM
  - Thanks. Why is there no NASA "Grand Challenge," though? Congress has o.k.'d NASA's funding competitive prizes. - SpaceProjects.com - 8/19/2003 11:13:18 PM

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