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  • Amazing how a probe can see a cost of $300M just for modifications

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 20 13:29:50 2022
    Just exactly what is entailed to remove Russian components that justifies
    a $300M cost? That's about 750,000 man-hours of work, or 100 men working for a YEAR.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63336201

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Oct 20 19:10:18 2022
    On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 1:29:51 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    Just exactly what is entailed to remove Russian components that justifies
    a $300M cost? That's about 750,000 man-hours of work, or 100 men working for a YEAR.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63336201

    I guess, you have never been in a flea market?
    Always ask more what it's worth, to leave room for bargaining!

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to StarDust on Thu Oct 20 20:57:35 2022
    On Thursday, 20 October 2022 at 22:10:20 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
    On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 1:29:51 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    Just exactly what is entailed to remove Russian components that justifies
    a $300M cost? That's about 750,000 man-hours of work, or 100 men working for a YEAR.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63336201
    I guess, you have never been in a flea market?
    Always ask more what it's worth, to leave room for bargaining!

    Why spend the money? Why not just leave the Russian components, use them or not? Unless some of them were key to the drive system?

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Oct 20 21:02:53 2022
    On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 8:57:55 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 20 October 2022 at 22:10:20 UTC-4, StarDust wrote:
    On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 1:29:51 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    Just exactly what is entailed to remove Russian components that justifies a $300M cost? That's about 750,000 man-hours of work, or 100 men working for a YEAR.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63336201
    I guess, you have never been in a flea market?
    Always ask more what it's worth, to leave room for bargaining!
    Why spend the money? Why not just leave the Russian components, use them or not? Unless some of them were key to the drive system?

    So the Ruskies can't fuck with it!

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  • From Martin Brown@21:1/5 to RichA on Fri Oct 21 10:38:16 2022
    On 20/10/2022 21:29, RichA wrote:
    Just exactly what is entailed to remove Russian components that justifies
    a $300M cost? That's about 750,000 man-hours of work, or 100 men working for a YEAR.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63336201

    It sounds a bit high to me even for space qualified mission critical
    hardware that has to survive in space and work the first time it is
    activated. It wouldn't surprise me if it drifted up a bit either.

    Costar optics for HST cost around $50M back in 1990 for a comparison.
    (probably about $120M in today's money)

    I guess it depends how much we were relying on Russian technology and
    how much extra research and development it will take to replicate that functionality if you can't just buy it in of the shelf from Russia.

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    Martin Brown

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