#Space #LaunchCost comparison by ourworldindata.org : https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cost-space-launches-low-earth-orbit?time=1982..latest
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#Space #LaunchCost comparison by ourworldindata.org : https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cost-space-launches-low-earth-orbit?time=1982..latest
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Launch costs have fallen 95% (with another massive reduction expected in the coming years) thanks to reuse, improved engineering, and increased volumes.
βIn economics, we assume that resources are limited; land is limited; natural resources are limited. With #space , it allows us to change that.β https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/03/were-in-a-new-era-the-21st-century-space-race-takes-off -
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#ESA and its member states forked over $4.4B to develop #Ariane6. Customer launches are unlikely to pay back development costs any time soon.
#SpaceX has invested over $5B in #Starship R&D to date. Starship has proven its expendable capability, and the company is focusing on achieving full #reusability οΈ.
#NASA spent a dizzying $24B developing #SLS
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Nearly twice the funding it took to build the largest structure in the world, the #BurjKhalifa, which is seven times taller https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasas-second-large-launch-tower-has-gotten-stupidly-expensive/
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@spaceflight Let's be honest, not having to fly to the moon makes it a trifle simpler engineering problem!