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  1. Dec 17, 2022 · During the space race, the cost of sending something into space averaged between $6,000 to over $25,000 per kg of weight not adjusted for inflation and NASA spent $28 billion to land astronauts on the moon, about $288 billion in today’s dollars.

    • Virgin Galactic. For a reported $250,000 you can buy a seat on Branson’s SpaceShipTwo flight. Your flight will last around 90 minutes and will take you across the 62 mile-high Karman line that marks the boundary between earth’s atmosphere and space.
    • Blue Origin. Jeff Bezo’s ‘New Shepard’ spacecraft (named after the first man in space, Alan Shepard), has had several successful test missions and is close to flying passengers to the final frontier.
    • Space X and NASA. Elon Musks SpaceX is has successfully carried out it’s first few missions to the ISS. Aboard the Dragon spacecraft two NASA astronauts blasted off the planet for a 2 month stay on the International Space Station.
    • Roscosmos. Since NASA retired their shuttle program in 2011, the only agency sending human’s into space since was the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.
  2. Feb 15, 2022 · On top of that, the spaceport sits at an elevation of 4,595 feet, meaning spaceships don’t need to fly as far to escape the atmosphere. (The local joke is that “the first mile’s for free.”)

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  3. Jul 20, 2021 · Space tourism industry could be worth $2.7 trillion by 2040 but many will travel for free says report. ... that a ticket to reach space can cost as much as $55 million for a ... to space during ...

  4. Feb 21, 2022 · Another question is how space tourism might affect the planet. A 90-minute jaunt on Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane is roughly as polluting as a 10-hour transatlantic flight.

  5. Oct 28, 2021 · How much does it cost for a person to go to space? Virgin Galactic: $250,000 for a 2-hour suborbital flight at an altitude of 80 km; Blue Origin: approximately $300,000 for 12 minutes suborbital flight at an altitude of 100 km; Axiom Space: $55 million for a 10-day orbital flight;

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  7. Feb 15, 2022 · They cost $450,000. On Tuesday, the aerospace company announced plans to sell tickets to the general public to snag a seat for a future spaceflight. Reservations open up Feb. 16 and will cost ...

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