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<p>2603:8080:BDF0:8BF0:7081:A9E6:FF13:8E0A: Added comma.</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 3197<br /> | date = January 21, 2026<br /> | title = Cost Savings<br /> | image = cost_savings_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 303x461px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = Unfortunately, my scheme to trick NASA has now taken over a decade longer than planned and has run way over budget.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|This page was created by a OVER-BUDGET ORBITER. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> :[Cueball is standing in front of a framed graph on a wall, pointing at it with a short stick. The graph is a bar graph with steadily decreasing bar heights. Hairy and Megan, seated, are looking on from behind a desk.]<br /> :Cueball: By lowering the planned satellite orbit, we can reduce the size of the launch vehicle required.<br /> :Cueball: We can reduce costs further by eliminating the satellite entirely in favor of an aerial platform.<br /> :Cueball: Some equipment could be moved to a ground-based facility, reducing required aircraft time.<br /> :Cueball: Additional savings could be...<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel:]<br /> :I'm trying to get NASA to build a shed in my backyard.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}&lt;noinclude&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Space]]</div>

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