| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | item | figure | sources | notes |
2 | Costs, 2017 | |||
3 | Total | $3,900,000,000 | https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/cassini-quick-facts/ | |
4 | Pre-launch costs | $2,500,000,000 | ||
5 | Post-launch costs | $1,400,000,000 | ||
6 | ||||
7 | Costs, 1999 | |||
8 | Pre-launch development | $1,422,000,000 | https://saturn-archive.jpl.nasa.gov/faq/FAQMission/#q10 | |
9 | Launch vehicle | $422,000,000 | ||
10 | ESA | $500,000,000 | Huygens probe | |
11 | Italy | $160,000,000 | High-gain antenna and instruments | |
12 | Subtotal | $2,504,000,000 | Since this is around $2.5bn, we have assumed that this corresponds to 'pre-launch costs' above, and that all subsequent costs were paid solely by NASA. See also https://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM77EUZJND_0_spk.html | |
13 | Mission operations | $704,000,000 | ||
14 | Tracking | $54,000,000 | ||
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16 | Food prices | |||
17 | Big Mac | $3.99 | https://www.fastfoodmenuprices.com/mcdonalds-prices/ | Retrieved 13/09/2017 |
18 | baguette | €0.90 | https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/dont-buy-baguettes-in-france | |
19 | gelato | €3.00 | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/italy/rome/articles/Rome-where-to-buy-ice-cream/ | Many different prices available! |
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21 | Cassini stats | |||
22 | time at Saturn | 13 years | https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/why-cassini-matters/ | |
23 | distance travelled | 7,900,000,000 km | https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/cassini-quick-facts/ | |
24 | orbits | 294 | ||
25 | images taken | 453048 | ||
26 | scientific instruments | 12 | ||
27 | scientific papers | 3948 | ||
28 | named moons discovered | 6 | ||
29 | countries | 27 | ||
30 | amazing space probes | 1 | own analysis | |
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33 | Data analysis by Scienceogram | |||
34 | http://sciencegram.org/ |