Govt. not working? Capitalism to the Rescue! (Score 1)

4.2 million a year? That would kill you or I. However, if NASA really does decide to kill this project, perhaps some enterprising billionaire for whom such money is a pittance, (I can name a few; Bill Gates, Martha Stewart, and Oprah, for starters) can take this on as a "Chartitable Cause". Flame me if I'm wrong, but isn't spaceprobe operation-grossly simplified-a matter of keeping communication, downloading data, analysis, and-if there is fuel for this- slight course corrections?