Thread: EVA toolkit loss
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Old November 20th 08, 08:53 AM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Default EVA toolkit loss


wrote:
I wonder how much that bit of carelessness cost us taxpayers...

I don't mind my tax $$ being spent for something that's needed and I
can understand an accident or emergency, but I do mind it being thrown
away by someone who's lazy or just stupidly careless. And you know all
of those tools were custom-made at a $Million each...


NASA says the value of the toolkit is around $100,000:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...eDT9gD94IF11O2

Pat