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I've dug out the book :) p. 99 it says (rough translation): "I remember an anecdote from 1982. That year, the vacuum cleaner used in the saliout 7 station failed. I had the opportunity to admire the simplicity and efficacy of the Russian method. An ordinary vacuum cleaner was bought from Star City supermarket, sent to Baïkonur via the next plane and loaded into the next Progress cargo ship. Once aboard the station, it was plugged in, and worked perfectly. Problem solved. The whole operation costed 5 rubles (1 US $)".


> The whole operation costed 5 rubles (1 US $)

If it only costs a buck to launch a commercial vacuum cleaner into space, I will eat a hat of your choosing.


If there was a mission already scheduled, the marginal cost of adding the vacuum cleaner is $1.




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