3197: Cost Savings

Cost Savings

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Title text: Unfortunately, my scheme to trick NASA has now taken over a decade longer than planned and has run way over budget.

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[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.]

Cueball: By lowering the planned satellite orbit we can reduce the size of the launch vehicle required.

Cueball: We can reduce costs further by eliminating the satellite entirely in favor of an aerial platform.

Cueball: Some equipment could be moved to a ground-based facility, reducing required aircraft time.

Cueball: Additional savings could be...

[Caption below the panel:]

I'm trying to get NASA to build a shed in my backyard.

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Anyone wanna store some items in my garage? They'll be there... forever! King Pando (talk) 22:41, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
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