"...The Nautilus, with a volume of 330 cubic meters (11654 cubic feet), is by itself 3/4 of the volume of the International Space Station, so if the Genesis is 1/3 that volume then the Genesis is, all by itself, 1/4 of the volume of the ISS. However, the total cost of the Genesis, including development, production, and launch (aboard an old converted Russian ICBM) has been only 75 million dollars to date. That's about what NASA pisses away in 2 days."
Far from me to doubt Robot Guy's numbers... But I find it suprising that NASA wouldn't blow that money away in 30 seconds let alone 2 days!
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