What the MSL Bailout Looks Like

MSL Cost Overrun Status and Plans, Presentation at the Planetary Science Subcommittee
James L. Green, Director, Planetary Science Division, October 2, 2008

Solution space -covering pending overrun in FY09
– Approximately $70Mfrom:

• PSD rephasing LV, reduce carryover, & efficiencies
• SMD reduce carryover (to be paid back later)

– Delay and/or cancel developing missions:

• Juno ($160M) delay or cancel -will effect release of NF AO
• GRAIL ($45M)delay or cancel -will effect next Disco AO
• LADEE ($21M) delay or cancel
• NASA instruments on ExoMars ($5M)
• MAVEN ($2M)

Charts below