Comment Re:Mohole and Kola (Score 1) 267
It was also twice deeper.
I would rather not have to carry a suitcase full of money through the airport.
Rich people with their problems.
Also, yes, I acknowledge that some families require larger vehicles to haul around hockey gear and three kids and whatnot.
Those buy minivans, not SUVs.
The actual total cost of the shuttle program through 2011, adjusted for inflation, is $196 billion.[5] The exact breakdown into non-recurring and recurring costs is not available, but, according to NASA, the average cost to launch a Space Shuttle as of 2011 is about $450 million per mission.
And here: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10
Q. How much does it cost to launch a Space Shuttle? A. The average cost to launch a Space Shuttle is about $450 million per mission.
In other words this five year agreement costs about as much as three Shuttle launches.
If you want to learn more the key terms to search for is image deblurring with deconvolution.
There is a detailed explanation along with practical application I came across long time ago: http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/fourier_transforms/fourier.html#motion_blur
What this country needs is a good five dollar plasma weapon.
