4 How much do space missions cost the world?
How much do the space missions cost?
In Figure 4, the missions from Voyager 1 to Dawn are compared with the historical deployment of US troops in Iraq. This is the global cost of space missions after all so these global costs can be compared with the US deployment to Iraq as a direct comparison. Use this information to complete Activity 4.
Activity 4 The cost of space missions
Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
a.
US$10.3 billion
b.
US$900 billion
c.
US$2500 billion
d.
US$3600 billion
e.
US$10 300 billion
The correct answer is a.
a.
US$1.30
b.
US$1.40
c.
US$13.0
d.
US$14.0
e.
US$130
The correct answer is a.
a.
0.08%
b.
8%
c.
18%
d.
28%
e.
80%
The correct answer is b.
You’ve seen how much the Rosetta mission cost. The Open University was heavily involved in this mission which provided a significant amount of scientific data. Now watch Video 1 which briefly describes the Rosetta mission to the comet 67p.
Transcript: Video 1 The Rosetta mission.
You will now look at the potential impact of space research on social issues.