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1. • Roughly $300 to $600 billion

     • • Two to four times the U.S. investment in the ISS, which amounted to roughly $150 billion, including launch costs.” (National Research Council, 2014) This means that the cost of a long stay human Mars mission is estimated at roughly $300 to $600 billion.
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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.

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   • Publish Year: 2016

3. www.planetary.org › space-policy › cost-of-the-marsCost of the Mars Exploration Rovers | The Planetary Society

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   The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission cost $1.08 billion. Of that amount, $744 million was spent on spacecraft development and launch; $335.8 million was spent on 15 years of mission operations. MER accounted for 0.0017% of all spending by the United States during the 20-year period covering the rovers' development and operations.

4. www.planetary.org › space-policy › cost-of-perseveranceCost of Perseverance - The Planetary Society

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   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.

   • Launch Services (Atlas V 541): $243 million
   • Spacecraft Development: $2.2 billion

   • Prime Mission Operations (2 years): $300 million
   • Total: $2.725 billion

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   Feb 19, 2021 · Two years of prime mission operations are expected to cost a further $200 million. Despite that seemingly hefty price tag, Perseverance remains the 7th most expensive spacecraft in the...

6. researchfdi.com › nasa-economy-cost-mars-missionNASA highlights the economic impact of the Mars mission

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   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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7. www.yahoo.com › news › nasa-seeks-reign-costs-marsNASA seeks to reign in costs of Mars Sample Return mission

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   Apr 15, 2024 · The independent review board concluded last September, the complex multi-spacecraft sample return mission could cost as much as $11 billion to pull off — $4 billion to $5 billion more than...

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   How much does a Mars mission cost?

   • Two years of prime mission operations are expected to cost a further $200 million. Despite that seemingly hefty price tag, Perseverance remains the 7th most expensive spacecraft in the history of NASA's planetary exploration program and the third most expensive Mars mission.

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   How much did the Mars Exploration Rover cost?

   • The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission cost $1.08 billion. Of that amount, $744 million was spent on spacecraft development and launch; $335.8 million was spent on 15 years of mission operations. MER accounted for 0.0017% of all spending by the United States during the 20-year period covering the rovers' development and operations.

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   How much did NASA spend on Mars?

   • NASA had produced another cost estimate of $541 billion for 34 years of lunar and Mars operations, also roughly split in half. After this, the media often reported that the costs of Bush’s plan were either $400-$500 billion, or $400-$550 billion.

   Humans to Mars Will Cost About “Half a Trillion Dollars” and Life

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   How much did the Mars Science Laboratory project cost?

   • The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity project cost $2.53 billion, of which $2.42 billion was for spacecraft development and launch, and $116 million was for 98 weeks of operations during its primary mission.

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   How much does Mars life support cost?

   • Mars life support operations cost The Mars operations costs will be relatively smaller since the total mission duration is roughly 3 years, not 15 years as for ISS. The operations cost estimate is 0.0401 $B/$B-year, based on development cost and mission length.

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   How long does a Mars mission take?

   • A long stay Mars mission requires about three years, six to eight months out, eighteen or so on the surface, and six to eight months back. It is interesting that the cost factors and the three year Mars mission duration result in a cost breakdown of 73% development, 18% launch, and 9% operations.

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9. www.planetary.org › space-policy › cost-of-msl-curiosityCost of MSL Curiosity - The Planetary Society

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   The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity project cost $2.53 billion, of which $2.42 billion was for spacecraft development and launch, and $116 million was for 98 weeks of operations during its primary mission.