NASA gives Lunar Trailblazer a few more weeks to pick up the phone

NASA has extended recovery efforts for its stricken Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft to mid-July, but is warning that if the probe remains silent, the mission could end. Contact with the small satellite was lost the day after its launch on February 26. Controllers were initially able to receive engineering data from the vehicle, …

[Anonymous Coward]

Less is 'always' less

SIMPLEx missions also have less stringent requirements for oversight and management.

Hmm ...

How about this:

SIMPLEx missions also have less budget allotment for oversight and management.

There you go ...

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[Irongut]

Re: Less is 'always' less

Nothing wrong with a smaller budget for management, it was more likely the smaller budget for engineering and manufacturing that caused the problem.