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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.
      www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-the-mars-exploration-rovers

      Cost of the Mars Exploration Rovers | The Planetary Society

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

    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.

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  4. www.planetary.org › articles › cost-of-perseveranceThe Cost of Perseverance, in Context | The Planetary Society

    Jul 29, 2020 · The $2.7 billion project cost is the sum total of spending over these 11 years, though it is not spent evenly. The following chart shows that annual spending on the project varied dramatically. Mars Perseverance rover spending by fiscal year. Amounts after the current year are official projections.

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    • $2.725 billion

  5. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/024/00831-0Is the Mars rover’s rock collection worth $11 billion? - Nature

    Mar 19, 2024 · Flying Mars rocks to Earth could cost an astronomical $11 billion. Over the past few years, Perseverance has been exploring an ancient river delta in Mars’s Jezero Crater, with the aim of...

  6. scienceogram.org › blog › 2021How much did it cost to land a rover on Mars? - Scienceogram UK

    Feb 19, 2021 · The Perseverance rover will collect rock samples to send back to Earth and look for signs of life. It’s an utterly incredible feat of engineering, a huge coup for science and an awe-inspiring marvel of human achievement…but how much did it cost? We have you covered, with a graphic to put the programme into context. Click to enlarge:

  7. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/023/03034-1Flying Mars rocks to Earth could cost an astronomical $11 billion

    Sep 27, 2023 · Even pushing the launch dates out to 2030 would still cost between US$8 billion and $9.6 billion, the report estimates — comparable with the cost of building the James Webb Space...

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  9. www.forbes.com › sites › niallmccarthyHow The Cost Of Perseverance Compares To Other Mars ... - Forbes

    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.