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How much did Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission cost to build?

Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission is a NASA Science Mission Directorate project that the NASA Office of Inspector General lists as 'MMS' in its September 2015 audit of the joint cost and schedule confidence level process, with a baseline of June 2009, a project life-cycle cost of 1,083 million dollars and an actual or expected launch in March 2015. Its actual development cost was 877 million dollars against a 857 million baseline.

Published project estimate

$1.083 billion

Cost basis: 2009

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Florida. Launch of the Atlas V rocket will carry the four identical MMS spacecraft into orbit to provide the first three-dimensional view of magnetic reconnection. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Aubrey GemignaniPublic domain

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Published project estimate2009
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Project record

2015

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