Hmm... actual question: for pure science exploration missions, does @nasa insure probes against failure given investment in *ground* assets.
For example, if Juno failed suddenly, all terrestrial Juno-specific resources would be a deadweight loss.
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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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Once a viable market exists in the next New World wouldn’t all the trappings of economic systems then show up? Insuring expeditions etc for economic activity vs scientific experimentalism?
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Doesn't have to be *in* the new world. Just needs a completed loop. Like earth economics is used to rent transponders on satellites. Need 2 parties in a contract about an asset in space, but the parties don't need to be in space where the asset is.
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