That number includes the cost of the actual Mars probe and its launch, as well as the cost of the NASA crew handling its journey to Mars for almost a year before it started transmitting.

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Family offices also handle concierge duties: booking travel, finding a good real estate lawyer in the Bahamas, handling payroll for the Gulfstream crew and wrapping Christmas presents.

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The crew responded by over-handling the aircraft, which destabilized its flight path and caused further confusing readings, the report said.

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Crew member Sachin Sharma of India said workers had no problems with being thrust into the icky job of handling the red bags filled with human waste.

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