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@Egbert about which #LaunchCost compared to which gain are you talking ? 
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So far this year, #SpaceX has launched a total of 119 Falcon 9 rockets, for an average of a launch every 2.3 days. SpaceX has achieved a flight rate about 30 times higher than the shuttle at one-hundredth 
the cost. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/spacex-has-set-all-kinds-of-records-with-its-falcon-9-rocket-this-year
Ars Technica · Falcon 9 reaches a flight rate 30 times higher than shuttle at 1/100th the cost
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#India’s budgetary allocation for its space programme is $1.55bn - #NASA’s budget for the year is $25bn 
. India spent $74m on the #Mars 
orbiter #Mangalyaan and $75m on #Chandrayaan3. NASA’s #Maven orbiter had cost $582m and Russia’s #Luna25 $133m. #ISRO employs far fewer people and pays lower salaries, which makes Indian projects competitive 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9xlgnnpzvo
www.bbc.comChandrayaan, Mangalyaan: Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and MarsIndia has approved 227bn rupees ($2.7bn) for new space projects - but the funding is far from lavish.
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@babble_endanger The #profitability is inversely proportional to the #LaunchCost https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/112396642670979680. But you could submit a request to #UNOOSA https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/intromoon-agreement.html
Spacey SpaceSpaceflight 🚀 (@spaceflight@spacey.space)Launch costs have fallen 95% 📉 (with another massive reduction expected in the coming years) thanks to reuse, improved engineering, and increased volumes.
“In economics, we assume that resources are limited; land is limited; natural resources are limited. With #space 🌌, it allows us to change that.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/03/were-in-a-new-era-the-21st-century-space-race-takes-off
#LaunchCost #SpaceMining
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#Mitsubishi has agreed to provide multiple #H3 rocket launches for French 
#satellite company #Eutelsat Group from 
2027 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/18/mitsubishi-eutelsat-h3
The Japan Times · Mitsubishi to provide H3 rockets for France's Eutelsat from 2027
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#NASA’s inspector general pegged #CrewDragon’s cost per seat at $55M 
and #Starliner’s cost per seat at $90M https://payloadspace.com/starliner-by-the-numbers-payload-research
Payload · Starliner by the Numbers: Payload ResearchWith Starliner slated to transport crew to the ISS for the first time next week, we’re digging into all the money spent to get here—from NASA's contributions and seat pricing to the total development expenditures.
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#India's #SpaceAgency expects a 20%-30% increase 
in its budget (currently $1.55 billion ) in the coming years. Their rocket launch 
prices are on a par with #SpaceX's. #NASA's approved budget stands at $25 billion . The Indian government estimates its share of the market is currently just $8 billion, but it is aiming to increase that to $44 billion over the next decade https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-space-agency-chief-sees-higher-funding-2024-08-27
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#ESA 
and its member states forked over $4.4B to develop #Ariane6. Customer launches are unlikely to pay back development costs any time soon.
#SpaceX has invested over $5B in #Starship R&D to date. Starship has proven its expendable capability, and the company is focusing on achieving full #reusability 
.
#NASA spent a dizzying $24B developing #SLS
https://payloadspace.com/rocket-development-costs-by-vehicle-payload-research
Payload · Rocket Development Costs by Vehicle: Payload ResearchIn 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately funded, fully liquid-fueled launch vehicle to reach orbit. Its development cost? Just $90M ($131M inflation adj.).
#ArianeGroup wants 350 million euros a year, which would essentially wipe out any cost savings from going to the #Ariane6 rocket https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/ariane-6-cost-and-delays-bring-european-launch-industry-to-a-breaking-point/
European #taxpayers are subsidizing every launch of satellites for Jeff Bezos by roughly $75 million 
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/oops-it-looks-like-the-ariane-6-rocket-may-not-offer-europe-any-launch-savings/2/
Ars Technica · Ariane 6 cost and delays bring European launch industry to a breaking point"I certainly expect a paradigm shift on the launcher sector."
The #H3 is designed to carry larger payloads than the H-2A at about $33 million , to be globally competitive https://apnews.com/article/japan-jaxa-mitsubishi-space-rocket-h3-fed5633bf2ac6d8b014bd761745b66cd
AP News · Japan’s space agency says it hopes to forge a profitable launch business with its new H3 rocket
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#CNN July 9, 2024 It’s not yet clear 
how much the #rocket will ultimately cost per launch. The vehicle cost about 4 billion € to develop, and officials have indicated they hope 
the per-launch cost will be well under $100 million. In comparison, #SpaceX’s #Falcon9 rocket has a base price of $67 million and can carry slightly more tonnage into #LEO https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/09/science/ariane-6-rocket-launch-debut-europe/index.html
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@tagesschau Gemäss @bpb : Im #Rundfunkstaatsvertrag wird im zweiten Abschnitt § 11 Satz 1 darauf verwiesen, dass die öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten in ihren Angeboten "einen #umfassenden 
Überblick über das #internationale, europäische, nationale und regionale Geschehen in allen wesentlichen Lebensbereichen zu geben" haben. https://www.bpb.de/themen/medien-journalismus/medienpolitik/237014/bildungsauftrag-und-informationspflicht-der-medien/#node-content-title-5
bpb.deBildungsauftrag und Informationspflicht der MedienAus dem Grundversorgungsauftrag des Rundfunks kann ein Anspruch der Bürgerinnen und Bürger auf umfassende Wissensvermittlung abgeleitet werden. Welche Medienbeiträge bzw. Sendungen sind hier besonders gefordert? Und können Sie dem Anspruch auf Produk
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@Jbb Leider haben sie das Thema #LaunchCost (Kostenvergleich) komplett "übersehen"
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German 
rocket start-up #RocketFactory Augsburg last week described #Ariane6 as “overpriced” , saying its development “at the #taxpayer’s expense has shown that something has to change” https://www.ft.com/content/2abdea1a-d985-4f25-90ee-af74524b736f
www.ft.comEurope’s newest rocket launches into space Ariane 6 will compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in deploying satellites
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"#Ariane6 is no longer competitive with #Falcon9, this we have to face". Expensive , delayed 
and no longer cutting-edge tech. “In 2014 there was a fork in the road, and we didn’t take the right path”. The #LaunchCost will be upward of €100 million . The response? A very #European plea for protection and #government aid. https://www.politico.eu/article/how-europe-screwed-up-its-rocket-program/
POLITICO · How Europe’s rocket program lost big to Elon Musk: The inside story
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#LeMonde "The program will now have to offer attractive prices 
and win new orders facing the competition of Elon Musk" https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/07/10/avec-le-succes-du-lancement-d-ariane-6-l-europe-retrouve-l-acces-a-l-espace_6248288_3234.html
Le Monde · Avec le succès du lancement d’Ariane-6, l’Europe retrouve l’accès à l’espace
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@Tergenev I wonder about the answers, especially regarding the #LaunchCost . Probably in comparison to #ISRO and #JAXA.
How do you think about the #Apollo mission ? (First man on the moon, compared to the #LaunchCost)
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The #US 
spent $257 billion when adjusted for inflation to 2020 dollars on Project #Apollo between 1960 and 1973. The total amount spent on #NASA during this period was $482 billion adjusted https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-apollo
