I think you’re probing a gov vs private sector. Another similar question would be: did Musk cancel insurance on his Tesla before launching it?
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Or similarly, weren’t original corporate structures developed during the last exploration phase in which only raw materials were sent forth and returned, as a way to spread risk? In New World exploration/extraction?
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How much incremental land based investment is there? Launch infrastructure is common, signals and data management is common. What is a capital cost that stays on the ground?
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probably software used to analyze the specific sensor data? human capital?
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Would any insurance company be insane enough to insure an electronic system being deliberately flung through Jupiter's radiation belts, repeatedly?
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I think a lot of NASA structure is built around managing risk on insanely risky projects.
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I’m pretty certain NASA self-insures against all risks. Perfectly priced insurance would cost
@nasa the same as self-insurance in the long run, but in reality insurance co. has overhead and profit. Plus US gov has deep enough pockets to not need help smoothing out failure costs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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