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1. • Space exploration isn’t exactly cheap

     • Let’s face it; space exploration isn’t exactly cheap! It takes millions of dollars to send even a single robotic mission to space and billions of dollars to send astronauts to orbit. If you’re looking to send explorers to even the nearest celestial bodies, chances are the costs will run into the hundreds of billions.
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     Is It Worth It? The Costs and Benefits of Space Exploration

2. www.visualcapitalist.com › the-costThe Cost of Space Flight Before and After SpaceX

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   Jan 27, 2022 · For a suborbital trip on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and Blue Origin’s New Shepard, seats typically cost $250,000 to $500,000. Flights beyond that to actual orbit—a much higher altitude—are far more expensive, fetching more than $50 million per seat.

3. www.reddit.com › r › spaceflightIs SpaceX actually decreasing the costs to space?

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   SpaceX is by far the largest commercial launch provider even excluding Starlink (14 launches for other customers this year), and Falcon 9 is the cheapest rocket in terms of cost per kilogram after Falcon Heavy.

4. www.cnn.com › 2021/07/14 › techSpace tourism won’t be affordable for the masses any time soon

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   Jul 14, 2021 · Space flights that cost only four-figures, or even in the low five-figures, are not going to be available anytime soon. Experts agree it’s impossible today to give an accurate target date for ...

5. starlust.org › how-much-does-it-cost-to-go-to-spaceSpace Tourism: How Much Does it Cost & Who's Offering It?

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   Dec 17, 2022 · Many of us dream of going to space and over 600 people have traveled to space as astronauts in government-funded agencies such as NASA, the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos. But how much does spaceflight cost in today and how is that expected to change in the coming years?

6. www.cbc.ca › kidsnews › postBillionaires in space? The pros and cons of space tourism

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   Jul 20, 2021 · The research that’s happening in space right now is “really expensive,” Boucher said. “These flights of opportunities on these new suborbital vehicles will offer a much cheaper cost to do ...

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7. www.nbcnews.com › science › spaceHow falling launch costs are fueling the thriving space industry

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   Rocket Lab charges around $5 million per flight, a cost that works out to roughly $10,000 per pound of payload. SpaceX offers even more competitive pricing for rides aboard its medium-lift Falcon...

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   How much does it cost to fly into space?

   • During the last 60 years, roughly 600 people have flown into space, and the vast majority of them have been government astronauts. For a suborbital trip on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and Blue Origin’s New Shepard, seats typically cost $250,000 to $500,000.

   The Cost of Space Flight Before and After SpaceX - Visual Capitalist

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   When will affordable space flights be available?

   • Space flights that cost only four-figures, or even in the low five-figures, are not going to be available anytime soon. Experts agree it’s impossible today to give an accurate target date for when affordable space flights will be available to the masses, but most agree they are decades away, at best.

   Space tourism won’t be affordable for the masses any time soon

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   How much does it cost to fly a spaceship?

   • For a suborbital trip on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and Blue Origin’s New Shepard, seats typically cost $250,000 to $500,000. Flights beyond that to actual orbit—a much higher altitude—are far more expensive, fetching more than $50 million per seat.

   The Cost of Space Flight Before and After SpaceX - Visual Capitalist

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   How much does a SpaceX flight cost?

   • Flights beyond that to actual orbit—a much higher altitude—are far more expensive, fetching more than $50 million per seat. In a SpaceX press briefing, SpaceX Director Benji Reed said, “We want to make life multi-planetary, and that means putting millions of people in space.”

   The Cost of Space Flight Before and After SpaceX - Visual Capitalist

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   How much did space travel cost?

   • 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.

   Space Tourism: How Much Does it Cost & Who's Offering It? - StarLust

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   Is space tourism cheap?

   • Currently, space tourism is not cheap, meaning very few people can afford to do it. For example, Oliver Daemen, one of the crew members on Bezos’ flight, was a last-minute replacement for someone who paid $28 million US in an auction for their ticket. His father bought the ticket for a lower, undisclosed price.

   Billionaires in space? The pros and cons of space tourism

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9. www.nbcnews.com › mach › scienceHow much does space travel cost? - NBC News

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   Oct 15, 2018 · Spaceflight has traditionally been a government-led activity — and it's never been cheap. But the stratospheric cost of putting people and payloads into space is finally starting to fall,...