Descopes

MSL is very limited in power (despite the non-solar power source), it can't get to the higher elevations and latitudes that NASA had asked for, some of the instruments have seen needless descopes in their science imposed by NASA, and the trade between landing ellipse size, landing elevation, and the rover's mobility capabilities still doesn't permit a mission to some of the most scientifically interesting sites on Mars. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The objective should be to avoid late descopes to the greatest extent possible. ❋ Unknown (2007)

That also requires descopes or possibly cancellation, which wastes money in exactly the same way. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Furthermore, funds returned to the Mars Exploration Program from the unfortunate elimination of MARDI operations on Phoenix will be used to support MARDI integration on MSL. "and also that" In the case of ChemCam, LANL, the French Space Agency (CNES), and even other MSL instrument team members have developed a series of descopes and support arrangements to allow instrument completion, reducing the development cost-to-go by a little over 80% -- i.e. " ❋ Unknown (2007)

Furthermore, funds returned to the Mars Exploration Program from the unfortunate elimination of MARDI operations on Phoenix will be used to support MARDI integration on MSL." and also that "In the case of ChemCam, LANL, the French Space Agency CNES, and even other MSL instrument team members have developed a series of descopes and support arrangements to allow instrument completion, reducing the development cost-to-go by a little over 80%--i.e." ❋ Unknown (2007)

the [reporting] [modules] are now descoped from [the project] ❋ Sandy Rocks At Scrabble (2008)

We descoped your ability to [edit] [the web] page as we didn't think that was necessary for you to make [changes]. ❋ MachoComacho (2010)