Panel Picks 3 Finalists for ESAs Cosmic Vision M class Missions | SpaceNews.com - 3 views
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“superb from a science standpoint,” but beyond Europe’s current budget
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There was some questioning of the cost estimate for Euclid, but at some point you have to decide: Either you don’t believe the estimates that [ESA science program managers] produced, or you assume their estimates are credible. Euclid was the one mission where costs were debated, but the consensus was to use the cost estimates presented to us.