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In response to "that's an incredibly misleading comparison. -- (edited)" by znufrii

It's about 1/10 the cost per kilo to orbit as it was a decade ago.

Posted by TWuG May 23 '22, 17:03

A Soyuz seat cost between $80-90 million for the most recent launches.

No doubt that SpaceX is somewhat subsidizing astronaut launches with its ISS cargo missions and commercial payloads to orbit, but the cost to the US taxpayer is quite a bit lower since SpaceX entered the game.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-cost-of-space-flight/ (www.visualcapitalist.com)

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It's going to drop again with starship, right? Or is that a starship-inclusive number? -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 17:34 1
- I believe the 1/10th is just with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, since they actually fly. -- nm - TWuG May 23, 19:26
that's what leveraging decades of government research gets you. -- nm - mafic May 23, 17:33 1
- You'd think, then, that ULA with its decades of experience in the field would be the lowest cost provider. - TWuG May 23, 19:29

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It's about 1/10 the cost per kilo to orbit as it was a decade ago.

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