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Re:Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was ... by mystified5016 on Friday March 14, 2025 @11:31AM (#43363607)
Mass. Each kilogram costs what, millions? Hundreds of millions?

There's a small chance that navigation or landing fails in a way that would make those legs useful, and an even smaller chance that they'll save the mission.

Given tight budgets, this is almost certainly not a gamble worth taking

Re:Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was ... by ceejayoz on Friday March 14, 2025 @11:45AM (#43363742)
NASA paid $65M for the launch. It's about 2,000 kilos.

$32k/kilo or so.