Editing Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (section)

== Cost ==
[[File:Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Development and Prime Mission Costs, by fiscal year.svg|thumb|''MRO'' development and prime mission costs, by fiscal year]]

The total cost of the ''MRO'' through the end of its prime mission was {{US$|716.6 million|long=no}}. Of this amount, {{US$|416.6 million|long=no}} was spent on spacecraft development, approximately {{US$|90 million|long=no}} for its launch, and {{US$|210 million|long=no}} for 5 years of mission operations. Since 2011, ''MRO''<nowiki/>'s annual operations costs are, on average, {{US$|31 million|long=no}} per year, when adjusted for inflation.<ref name="mro-cost">{{cite web |title=Cost of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter |url=https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/mro-cost.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803180627/https://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/mro-cost.html |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |access-date=April 24, 2020 |website=www.planetary.org |publisher=The Planetary Society |language=en}}</ref> The ''MRO''<nowiki/>'s science budget has, like other long term missions, been declining, leading to reduced science activity.<ref name=":8" />{{Rp|page=44}}

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