Re: OT-: On the way to Pluto.


"Will Sill" <will@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 2) I oppose spending huge sums so "scientists" can look closely at
> Pluto, not only because it is costing a king's ransom and we the
> people never approved the project, but because I personally think the
> people who are curious about Pluto ought to spend their own money to
> explore it.

Since we are focused on the cost of the New Horizons mission here, lets look
at what that cost is:
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/mission/missionFAQs.html#projectedCost

Their projected breakdown per person in the U.S. is 20 cents per person, per
year. Two bucks each. Heck, I'll give them a whole fiver and let 'em keep
the change.

BTW, the mission objectives extend way beyond ust studying Pluto. There's
lots of stuff out there for the payload to look at.
--
Jon
JPinOH



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