#3197: Cost Savings
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[Cueball is standing in front of a framed graph on a wall, pointing at it with a short stick. The graph is a bar graph with steadily decreasing bar heights. Hairy and Megan, seated, are looking on from behind a desk.]
Cueball: By lowering the planned satellite orbit, we can reduce the size of the launch vehicle required.
Cueball: We can reduce costs further by eliminating the satellite entirely in favor of an aerial platform.
Cueball: Some equipment could be moved to a ground-based facility, reducing required aircraft time.
Cueball: Additional savings could be...
[Caption below the panel:]
I'm trying to get NASA to build a shed in my backyard.
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Unfortunately, my scheme to trick NASA has now taken over a decade longer than planned and has run way over budget.