It's good to remember that the total lifetime budget of this lander is only $121...

yencabulator 28 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Japan's Moon lander makes it through another lunar...

It's good to remember that the total lifetime budget of this lander is only $121.5 million, and that includes all the staff still receiving data. It was always intended to be a technology demonstrator, not an ongoing science lab.