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  1. Dec 17, 2022 · But how much does spaceflight cost in today and how is that expected to change in the coming years? With new advancements in spaceflight technology, the costs of space travel are decreasing, making the dream of spaceflight a little closer for us all.

    • Virgin Galactic. SpaceShipOne was retired after just three successful spaceflights, but the technology lives on in Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Unity. Like its predecessor, Virgin Galactic’s rocketplane drops from a specially engineered aircraft before boosting itself to 50 miles (80 kilometers) in altitude.
    • SpaceX. SpaceX is the only private rocket company to ever send a human into orbit. They’re also the only company now NASA-certified to send people to circle Earth.
    • Blue Origin. Jeff Bezos started his rocket company, Blue Origin, back in 2000. And he’s been selling Amazon stock to pump billions of dollars into the effort ever since.
    • Axiom. Axiom Space’s goal is to create the world’s first commercial space station. In the meantime, they’ve inked a deal to send a crew of private citizens to the ISS aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule in October 2021.
  2. Apr 1, 2023 · In order to travel to Mars with NASA, it currently costs about $58 million per person. This includes the cost of the launch vehicle, the spacecraft, habitat, life support, and everything else needed to sustain a human on their approximately six-month journey.

  3. Sep 28, 2016 · That, along with some important technical achievements, would help bring the cost down – ideally to as little as $200,000, or the price of a median home in the United States.

  4. Jul 20, 2021 · In an article on the MoneyTransfers.com website an expert predicts that sub-orbital space travel—like that of Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic—could cost around $100,000 within a decade.

  5. Sep 15, 2021 · How much does it cost to go into space? It depends, says McAlister. For a trip on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo and Blue Origin's New Shepard, seats typically cost $250,000 to $500,000.

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  7. May 8, 2017 · The biggest cost is actually to develop all the new systems that would allow us to go to Mars and be productive explorers there. For example, right now, we have a beautiful space suit, but it weighs 300 lbs.

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