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Launching the Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9, the rocket SpaceX currently used to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, costs $10,000 per pound – the reusable rocket would cost only $10 per pound. “That, however, requires a very high flight rate, just like aircraft,” Musk says. (c) SpaceX. Such a rocket, according to Musk, will be capable of being fully ready for launch again 24 hours tops after it last went into orbit, and cost a hundred fold less than it does today to put cargo into space. Today, it costs $10,000 to put a pound of payload in Earth orbit. NASA’s goal is to reduce the cost of getting to space to hundreds of dollars per pound within 25 years and tens of dollars per pound within 40 years. The company Spacex launches rockets with a 1000 pound (453 kg) payload for somewhere between $8 million. A rocket with double the payload would cost you around $9 million. A rocket with 414K pounds (187K kg) of payload would cost around $500M. You should consider looking for refurbished Soviet ICBM, they're probably cheaper. Going to space sure is not cheap Depends on the rocket... A shuttle launch (minus payload) can run $500 million. Delta 2's used to be about $12-18 million. I think an unmanned payload can be launched for about $11,000 per pound, on average. So, even though it costs hundreds of millions for a shuttle launch, that is a tiny fraction of the cost to launch men and women beyond orbit. Since the massive Saturn V was mothballed in the 70's, we have no rocket that can carry men and women beyond Earth's orbit. Source(s): Science writer. nick s · 9 years ago. They will be able to launch small satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) for about 6 million dollars. That is about as cheap as it gets. To send the Mars rovers on a Delta-II booster (rocket) cost well over 10 million, each. So, even though it costs hundreds of millions for a shuttle launch, that is a tiny fraction of the cost to launch men and women beyond orbit. Since the massive Saturn V was mothballed in the 70's, we have no rocket that can carry men and women beyond Earth's orbit. Source(s): Science writer. nick s · 9 years ago. Space flight for the average people. According to SpaceX’s Elon Musk, $200,000 in fuel and oxygen make up just 0.35% of his firm’s launch costs. The rest is in their $56.5 million Falcon 9 rocket. Musk likens this to throwing away a $300 million 747 after a one way flight. (c) SpaceX. Such a rocket, according to Musk, will be capable of being fully ready for launch again 24 hours tops after it last went into orbit, and cost a hundred fold less than it does today to put cargo into space. The cost depends on the rocket, and on the percent capacity of said rocket, but here's a few numbers for you, cost in U.S. dollars/kg to LEO (Wikipedia *). It should be noted that not all rocket prices are publicly available, in fact, most aren't. 1  Falcon Heavy: \$2200. 2  Falcon 9 v 1.1- \$4,109. 3  DNEPR- \$3,784.  Best Answer: You have to bear in mind that the cost to get humans into space is astronomical compared with unmanned probes. A misunderstanding of this is why a lot of people can't understand why we have not been back to the moon, or why we have not sent humans beyond Earth's orbit at all since 1972. So, even though it costs hundreds of millions for a shuttle launch, that is a tiny fraction of the cost to launch men and women beyond orbit. Since the massive Saturn V was mothballed in the 70's, we have no rocket that can carry men and women beyond Earth's orbit. Source(s): Science writer. nick s · 9 years ago. View full size image. The giant rocket NASA is building to carry astronauts to Mars and other destinations in deep space may cost $500 million per launch when it's flying regularly, space agency officials said Tuesday (Sept. The shuttle program cost about $209 billion (in 2010 dollars) over its lifetime and made a total of 135 flights, yielding an average cost per launch of more than $1.5 billion. Two or three flights per year. In its initial incarnation, the SLS will be capable of lifting 70 metric tons of payload. If the SLS is able to meet the $500 million target, it would end up being cheaper to fly than the space shuttle. The shuttle program cost about $209 billion (in 2010 dollars) over its lifetime and made a total of 135 flights, yielding an average cost per launch of more than $1.5 billion. Two or three flights per year. In its initial incarnation, the SLS will be capable of lifting 70 metric tons of payload.
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