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This means that the cost of a long stay human Mars mission is estimated at roughly $300 to $600 billion. The higher cost allows an earlier landing in 2033 but the more restricted budget will postpone it to past 2050.
- Harry W. Jones
- 2016
Feb 19, 2021 · This chart shows estimated life-cycle costs of Mars missions (inflation-adjusted).
Cost of Perseverance. The Perseverance rover is projected to cost $2.7 billion dollars, of which $2.2 billion was for spacecraft development, $243 million for launch services, and approximately $300 million for operations and scientific analysis for its 2-year primary mission.
- $243 million
- $2.2 billion
- $300 million
- $2.725 billion
Jul 29, 2020 · Compared to NASA’s other Mars missions, Perseverance ranks as the 3rd most expensive behind Viking—a Cadillac-level Mars project consisting of 2 orbiter-landers launched by 2 rockets—and MSL Curiosity, which missed its original launch window, causing significant cost-growth.
- $243 million
- $2.2 billion
- $300 million
- $2.725 billion
May 9, 2018 · Spoiler alert for those who do want the big ticket price: To get a US mission to Mars before 2050, the program must cost less than $220 billion, according to a significant 2014 government...
According to NASA, the mission is expected to cost $2.9 billion. The hefty price tag makes Perseverance the third most expensive Mars mission, trailing Viking 1 & 2, and the Curiosity rover from 1975 and 2011, respectively.
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Feb 19, 2021 · While NASA's Perseverance rover comes with a price tag of nearly $3 billion, it is by no means the most expensive Mars mission to date.
