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Space Policy Edition: Why are outer planets missions so expensive?

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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How Can Pioneer Pull Off a Low Cost Mission?

How could pioneer pull off a low cost mission when cassine and voyager couldn't? The implications being, if we want to have these more missions, what can we learn from low cost missions? And this is what led me to talk to both mark wolverton, who literally wrote the book on the history of the pioneer missions, and scott bolton, who defied thi cost paradime.

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