Planetary Society(@exploreplanets):NASA wants to send Perseverance's engineering twin to the Moon — reusing hardware sounds like a budget-friendly, quick option. But would it actually save money? Our Chief of Space Policy Casey Dreier ran the numbers. Spoiler: it would still cost a fortune and it wouldn't be fast, either.

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NASA wants to send Perseverance's engineering twin to the Moon — reusing hardware sounds like a budget-friendly, quick option. But would it actually save money? Our Chief of Space Policy Casey Dreier ran the numbers. Spoiler: it would still cost a fortune and it wouldn't be fast, either.