#launchcost — Public Fediverse posts

#Neutron was designed to lift 13,000 kilograms to orbit . That puts it in the medium-lift category, comparable to the variant of Europe’s #Ariane6 that flies with two solid rocket boosters. Ariane was not designed for reusability ♻️ as Neutron was.

The second stage is completely enveloped within the first stage and would be released in orbit 🌌 . The rocket will descend back through the atmosphere, only needs to fire its engines once, just before landing https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/rocket-labs-next-step/

#LaunchCost

#Neutron was designed to lift 13,000 kilograms to orbit . That puts it in the medium-lift category, comparable to the variant of Europe’s #Ariane6 that flies with two solid rocket boosters. Ariane was not designed for reusability ♻️ as Neutron was.

The second stage is completely enveloped within the first stage and would be released in orbit 🌌 . The rocket will descend back through the atmosphere, only needs to fire its engines once, just before landing https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/rocket-labs-next-step/

#LaunchCost

Greater launch vehicle mass and volume might enable new and economically sustainable commercial opportunities. Super heavy lift will require new markets to emerge that demand greater mass and volume capabilities. Conversely, SHL’s greater mass and volume capabilities may catalyze new markets - if the price is right https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/super-heavy-lift-launch-unlocking-future-space

#LaunchCost #LaunchVolume #SpaceX #BlueOrigin

Greater launch vehicle mass and volume might enable new and economically sustainable commercial opportunities. Super heavy lift will require new markets to emerge that demand greater mass and volume capabilities. Conversely, SHL’s greater mass and volume capabilities may catalyze new markets - if the price is right https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/super-heavy-lift-launch-unlocking-future-space

#LaunchCost #LaunchVolume #SpaceX #BlueOrigin

Launch Vehicle Cost Comparison (2026)

Vehicle LEO Payload List Price $/kg (LEO)

#FalconHeavy 63,800 kg $97M $1,520
#NewGlenn 45,000 kg ~$85M (est.) ~$1,900
#Falcon9 22,800 kg $67M $2,940
#Neutron (est.) 13,000 kg ~$50M (est.) ~$3,850
#Ariane64 21,650 kg ~$115M ~$5,310
#Vulcan Centaur 27,200 kg ~$120M (est.) ~$4,410
#H3 (Japan) 6,500 kg ~$50M ~$7,690
#Electron 300 kg $7.5M $25,000
#Starship (target) 150,000 kg TBD $100-500 (target)

https://spacenexus.us/guide/space-launch-cost-comparison#cost-per-kg

#LaunchCost

Launch Vehicle Cost Comparison (2026)

Vehicle LEO Payload List Price $/kg (LEO)

#FalconHeavy 63,800 kg $97M $1,520
#NewGlenn 45,000 kg ~$85M (est.) ~$1,900
#Falcon9 22,800 kg $67M $2,940
#Neutron (est.) 13,000 kg ~$50M (est.) ~$3,850
#Ariane64 21,650 kg ~$115M ~$5,310
#Vulcan Centaur 27,200 kg ~$120M (est.) ~$4,410
#H3 (Japan) 6,500 kg ~$50M ~$7,690
#Electron 300 kg $7.5M $25,000
#Starship (target) 150,000 kg TBD $100-500 (target)

https://spacenexus.us/guide/space-launch-cost-comparison#cost-per-kg

#LaunchCost

📆 Nov 13, 2025 Like #BlueOrigin’s chief competitor, #SpaceX - which has long been a dominant force in the #commercial launch business - #NewGlenn is designed to be partially reused in order to drive down #costs.

The mission’s cost was estimated to be less than $100 million, compared with the roughly $300 million to $600 million price tags of other #NASA satellites orbiting #Mars 🔴.

Both spacecraft are slated to enter Martian orbit in September 📆 2027 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/science/new-glenn-launch-blue-origin-mars

#LaunchCost

📆 Nov 13, 2025 Like #BlueOrigin’s chief competitor, #SpaceX - which has long been a dominant force in the #commercial launch business - #NewGlenn is designed to be partially reused in order to drive down #costs.

The mission’s cost was estimated to be less than $100 million, compared with the roughly $300 million to $600 million price tags of other #NASA satellites orbiting #Mars 🔴.

Both spacecraft are slated to enter Martian orbit in September 📆 2027 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/science/new-glenn-launch-blue-origin-mars

#LaunchCost

@SimpleMan #NASA is enabling #commercial industry to build, own, and operate space systems with the agency purchasing #services for its science and research needs https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/commercial-space/

#VADR provides #commercial launch services. These highly flexible contracts help broaden access to space through lower #LaunchCost https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/escapade/2025/11/13/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-go-for-launch/

@SimpleMan #NASA is enabling #commercial industry to build, own, and operate space systems with the agency purchasing #services for its science and research needs https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/commercial-space/

#VADR provides #commercial launch services. These highly flexible contracts help broaden access to space through lower #LaunchCost https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/escapade/2025/11/13/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-go-for-launch/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116555472841414967

🇮🇹 Air-launched systems have had a complicated history. #Pegasus and #VirginOrbit’s #LauncherOne neither achieved commercial sustainability. Pegasus suffered a sharp decline in its launch cadence as customers migrated to lower-cost rideshare alternatives, and Virgin Orbit entered bankruptcy in 2023 after only six flights.

#LaunchCost #Italy

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116555472841414967

🇮🇹 Air-launched systems have had a complicated history. #Pegasus and #VirginOrbit’s #LauncherOne neither achieved commercial sustainability. Pegasus suffered a sharp decline in its launch cadence as customers migrated to lower-cost rideshare alternatives, and Virgin Orbit entered bankruptcy in 2023 after only six flights.

#LaunchCost #Italy

#Vulcan’s future might be constrained. As competition intensifies, with the potential for #SpaceX to lower prices in response, Vulcan could face challenges in remaining cost-competitive. We witness the possibility of an era’s conclusion, observing the launch of massive, #expensive rockets — a spectacle that may be replaced by more economically #efficient alternatives in the aerospace industry https://everydayastronaut.com/how-does-ulas-vulcan-compare-to-the-competition/

#LaunchCost

#Vulcan’s future might be constrained. As competition intensifies, with the potential for #SpaceX to lower prices in response, Vulcan could face challenges in remaining cost-competitive. We witness the possibility of an era’s conclusion, observing the launch of massive, #expensive rockets — a spectacle that may be replaced by more economically #efficient alternatives in the aerospace industry https://everydayastronaut.com/how-does-ulas-vulcan-compare-to-the-competition/

#LaunchCost

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116475858483213797

The clearest price comparison for a #VegaC 🇪🇺 launch is India’s 🇮🇳 #PSLV rocket, which has a comparable payload capacity to #LEO. The figure is less than half 📊 the stated sticker price of a Vega C flight.

#ESA #Arianespace #LaunchCost #transparency

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116475858483213797

The clearest price comparison for a #VegaC 🇪🇺 launch is India’s 🇮🇳 #PSLV rocket, which has a comparable payload capacity to #LEO. The figure is less than half 📊 the stated sticker price of a Vega C flight.

#ESA #Arianespace #LaunchCost #transparency

First flight of #Soyuz 5 Thursday April 30, 2026 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/3945/

@sciguyspace : "#China 🇨🇳 has an increasing number of commercial options, #India’s 🇮🇳 launch offerings are growing as well. For any company or country concerned about price, #Russia 🇷🇺 can’t beat the reusable #Falcon9 booster" https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/after-a-decade-russias-native-built-soyuz-5-rocket-finally-reaches-the-launch-site/

#Ariane6 🇪🇺 "ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 10 or 15 years ago" https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/esa-considers-righting-the-wrongs-of-ariane-6-by-turning-it-into-a-franken-rocket/

#LaunchCost #SpaceX

First flight of #Soyuz 5 Thursday April 30, 2026 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/3945/

@sciguyspace : "#China 🇨🇳 has an increasing number of commercial options, #India’s 🇮🇳 launch offerings are growing as well. For any company or country concerned about price, #Russia 🇷🇺 can’t beat the reusable #Falcon9 booster" https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/after-a-decade-russias-native-built-soyuz-5-rocket-finally-reaches-the-launch-site/

#Ariane6 🇪🇺 "ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 10 or 15 years ago" https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/esa-considers-righting-the-wrongs-of-ariane-6-by-turning-it-into-a-franken-rocket/

#LaunchCost #SpaceX

RE: https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/116289316448997356

#Starship #LaunchCost

RE: https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/116289316448997356

#Starship #LaunchCost

🇮🇳 #India spent $74m on the #Mars orbiter #Mangalyaan and $75m on #Chandrayaan3 – less than the $100m spent on the #SciFi thriller Gravity https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9xlgnnpzvo
#Gaganyaan #LVM3 #LaunchCost (to #LEO) ~$48 million 💵 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3#Human-rating_certification, total budget ~$2.4 billion, four missions scheduled by 2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaganyaan#Funding_and_project_expansion

#Artemis I, Artemis II, and Artemis III are all $4 billion 💰 a launch 🚀 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Launch_costs

#HumanSpaceflight

🇮🇳 #India spent $74m on the #Mars orbiter #Mangalyaan and $75m on #Chandrayaan3 – less than the $100m spent on the #SciFi thriller Gravity https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9xlgnnpzvo
#Gaganyaan #LVM3 #LaunchCost (to #LEO) ~$48 million 💵 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVM3#Human-rating_certification, total budget ~$2.4 billion, four missions scheduled by 2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaganyaan#Funding_and_project_expansion

#Artemis I, Artemis II, and Artemis III are all $4 billion 💰 a launch 🚀 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Launch_costs

#HumanSpaceflight

A rough estimate for a lunar #Dragon mission could be $500-750 million 💵, compared to the current $4.1 billion 💰 for an #SLS/#Orion launch https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/02/replacing-sls-with-spacex-falcon-heavy-or-new-glenn-for-lunar-flyby.html

#Artemis #LaunchCost

A rough estimate for a lunar #Dragon mission could be $500-750 million 💵, compared to the current $4.1 billion 💰 for an #SLS/#Orion launch https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/02/replacing-sls-with-spacex-falcon-heavy-or-new-glenn-for-lunar-flyby.html

#Artemis #LaunchCost

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116373289477202619

#ESA’s disclosure marks the first public indication of #Ariane 62 launch pricing, enabling a more direct comparison with other launch systems such as #Falcon9 (which can lift roughly twice the payload of Ariane 62 to #LEO).

@europeanspaceflight
#Ariane62 "€82 million" vs. €100 million ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_6
#Falcon9 "€90 million" vs. US$ 69.85 million ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9

#LaunchCost #accounting

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116373289477202619

#ESA’s disclosure marks the first public indication of #Ariane 62 launch pricing, enabling a more direct comparison with other launch systems such as #Falcon9 (which can lift roughly twice the payload of Ariane 62 to #LEO).

@europeanspaceflight
#Ariane62 "€82 million" vs. €100 million ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_6
#Falcon9 "€90 million" vs. US$ 69.85 million ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9

#LaunchCost #accounting

Space-based #solar ☀️ power : #ScienceFiction author Isaac #Asimov popularised the idea in 📆 1941. Advances in #robotics, wireless power transmission and sharply falling #LaunchCost are narrowing the gap between concept and reality https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3347692/why-chinas-space-based-solar-power-next-frontier-green-energy

#SBSP

Space-based #solar ☀️ power : #ScienceFiction author Isaac #Asimov popularised the idea in 📆 1941. Advances in #robotics, wireless power transmission and sharply falling #LaunchCost are narrowing the gap between concept and reality https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3347692/why-chinas-space-based-solar-power-next-frontier-green-energy

#SBSP

#FalconHeavy has a cost per kilogram to #LEO of approximately $1,400 💵 per kg. The cost per kilogram to orbit using the #SpaceX #Starship is approximately $94 🪙 https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/01/spacex-starship-roadmap-to-100-times-lower-cost-launch.html

#LaunchCost

#FalconHeavy has a cost per kilogram to #LEO of approximately $1,400 💵 per kg. The cost per kilogram to orbit using the #SpaceX #Starship is approximately $94 🪙 https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/01/spacex-starship-roadmap-to-100-times-lower-cost-launch.html

#LaunchCost

"...a single #Artemis launch at least $4.2 billion" 💰💰💰💰#NASA Office of Inspector General May 25, 2023 https://oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IG-23-015.pdf (page 14/20)

#LaunchCost #SLS

"...a single #Artemis launch at least $4.2 billion" 💰💰💰💰#NASA Office of Inspector General May 25, 2023 https://oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IG-23-015.pdf (page 14/20)

#LaunchCost #SLS

For $90 million, in one single launch, Voyager will put in orbit a #SpaceStation with 400 cubic meters of volume, able to support 100% of the work that's currently being done aboard #ISS https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/21/how-much-will-a-spacex-starship-launch-cost/

#Starlab #Starship #LaunchCost #SpaceX

For $90 million, in one single launch, Voyager will put in orbit a #SpaceStation with 400 cubic meters of volume, able to support 100% of the work that's currently being done aboard #ISS https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/21/how-much-will-a-spacex-starship-launch-cost/

#Starlab #Starship #LaunchCost #SpaceX

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116250688344759761

#ESA would offer an incentive of up to €50 million 💰 to encourage the usage of #Ariane6 or another European 🇪🇺 launch vehicle

#LaunchCost #subsidies

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116250688344759761

#ESA would offer an incentive of up to €50 million 💰 to encourage the usage of #Ariane6 or another European 🇪🇺 launch vehicle

#LaunchCost #subsidies

@euspa* says they have no idea about the #Ariane6 costs 🤔🙈 https://fragdenstaat.de/dokumente/275068-replytoaccdocrequest-2026-1_geschwaerzt/

Such as
• Standard launch costs for Ariane 6 (per variant)
• The launch price for #Amazon
• The amount of #subsidies 💰 per launch, including and excluding development costs

* "charged with advancing the #commercialisation and market uptake of #EU 🇪🇺 Space data and services" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme#Overview

#LaunchCost #Europe #Democracy #Transparency

@euspa* says they have no idea about the #Ariane6 costs 🤔🙈 https://fragdenstaat.de/dokumente/275068-replytoaccdocrequest-2026-1_geschwaerzt/

Such as
• Standard launch costs for Ariane 6 (per variant)
• The launch price for #Amazon
• The amount of #subsidies 💰 per launch, including and excluding development costs

* "charged with advancing the #commercialisation and market uptake of #EU 🇪🇺 Space data and services" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_the_Space_Programme#Overview

#LaunchCost #Europe #Democracy #Transparency

@isaackuo I presume the majority of manufacturing will be #robotic, but they predict a market "from mining and construction to #hospitality" https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/industrial-products/library/space-industry-trends.html. There are enough potential "first customers" for #SpaceTourism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires and just as in aviation #LaunchCost prices will fall (as soon as enough human-rated rockets are available). There are at least several dozen companies which believe in business potential https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations

@isaackuo I presume the majority of manufacturing will be #robotic, but they predict a market "from mining and construction to #hospitality" https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/industrial-products/library/space-industry-trends.html. There are enough potential "first customers" for #SpaceTourism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires and just as in aviation #LaunchCost prices will fall (as soon as enough human-rated rockets are available). There are at least several dozen companies which believe in business potential https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations

#NewGlenn is giving the #Falcon9 and especially the #FalconHeavy a run for its money. #Starship's low launch costs, high cadence, and massive payload bay could turn the industry on its head https://spaceinsider.tech/2025/01/10/new-glenn-vs-starship-a-detailed-comparison-in-2025

Until Starship begins commercial operations, New Glenn’s 7-m-diameter 📏 fairing may be the best option for customers whose spacecraft don’t fit in the roughly 5 m fairings of Falcons and #ULA’s #Vulcan, or to launch more spacecraft at a time https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/two-launches-two-companies-two-billionaires

#LaunchCost

#NewGlenn is giving the #Falcon9 and especially the #FalconHeavy a run for its money. #Starship's low launch costs, high cadence, and massive payload bay could turn the industry on its head https://spaceinsider.tech/2025/01/10/new-glenn-vs-starship-a-detailed-comparison-in-2025

Until Starship begins commercial operations, New Glenn’s 7-m-diameter 📏 fairing may be the best option for customers whose spacecraft don’t fit in the roughly 5 m fairings of Falcons and #ULA’s #Vulcan, or to launch more spacecraft at a time https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/two-launches-two-companies-two-billionaires

#LaunchCost

@60sRefugee Some are just waiting for lower #LaunchCost https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-resources

@60sRefugee Some are just waiting for lower #LaunchCost https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-resources

🚀 #LaunchCost

#NewGlenn:
#Arianespace estimated the launch price to be around $68 million. This would give it the price-per-kilo ratio of $1,511/kg (#SpaceX’s #Falcon9 sits at about $3,986/kg with a fat profit margin).

#Starship is estimated to cost $100 million a pop, but Musk estimates launch costs could drop to $10 million (or even less). How much SpaceX plans to charge customers per flight is still unclear https://spaceinsider.tech/2025/01/10/new-glenn-vs-starship-a-detailed-comparison-in-2025/

🚀 #LaunchCost

#NewGlenn:
#Arianespace estimated the launch price to be around $68 million. This would give it the price-per-kilo ratio of $1,511/kg (#SpaceX’s #Falcon9 sits at about $3,986/kg with a fat profit margin).

#Starship is estimated to cost $100 million a pop, but Musk estimates launch costs could drop to $10 million (or even less). How much SpaceX plans to charge customers per flight is still unclear https://spaceinsider.tech/2025/01/10/new-glenn-vs-starship-a-detailed-comparison-in-2025/

#SLS payload to trans-lunar injection

Block 1 : 27t
Block 1B : 42t
Block 2 : 46t

#LaunchCost ~$4 billion 💰💰💰💰 a launch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Launch_costs or see above ☝️

Configurations : https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sls_lift_capabilities_and_configurations_508_08202018_0.pdf

#SLS payload to trans-lunar injection

Block 1 : 27t
Block 1B : 42t
Block 2 : 46t

#LaunchCost ~$4 billion 💰💰💰💰 a launch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Launch_costs or see above ☝️

Configurations : https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sls_lift_capabilities_and_configurations_508_08202018_0.pdf

#VegaC launch for #Korea's 🇰🇷 #KOMPSAT 7 #satellite Monday December 1, 2025 06:21 PM (CET) from Guiana Space Centre* https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1929/ #LaunchCost unknown.

* 🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Ensemble+de+Lancement+Vega&layer=OpenStreetMap

#Avio is in the process of developing a new upper stage engine to replace the #Ukrainian 🇺🇦 -made #RD843 engine currently being utilized https://europeanspaceflight.com/avio-plans-introduction-of-vega-next-rocket-beyond-2032/

#VegaC launch for #Korea's 🇰🇷 #KOMPSAT 7 #satellite Monday December 1, 2025 06:21 PM (CET) from Guiana Space Centre* https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1929/ #LaunchCost unknown.

* 🗺️ https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Ensemble+de+Lancement+Vega&layer=OpenStreetMap

#Avio is in the process of developing a new upper stage engine to replace the #Ukrainian 🇺🇦 -made #RD843 engine currently being utilized https://europeanspaceflight.com/avio-plans-introduction-of-vega-next-rocket-beyond-2032/

🇮🇳 The #Agnibaan rocket engine can be 3D-printed in under 72 hours. Agnibaan is designed to carry payloads of up to 100 kg to #LEO with #LaunchCost under $10 million https://engineerine.com/indias-3d-printed-rocket/

📆 Nov 23, 2025 #AgnikulCosmos has raised $17 million 💰 at $500 million valuation. In May 2024, Agnikul completed its first space flight from its own private launch pad, and aims to achieve full rocket #reusability ♻️ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/agnikul-raises-17-mn-at-500-mn-valuation-to-focus-on-orbital-launch-booster-recovery/articleshow/125515987.cms

#India #SpaceCompany

🇮🇳 The #Agnibaan rocket engine can be 3D-printed in under 72 hours. Agnibaan is designed to carry payloads of up to 100 kg to #LEO with #LaunchCost under $10 million https://engineerine.com/indias-3d-printed-rocket/

📆 Nov 23, 2025 #AgnikulCosmos has raised $17 million 💰 at $500 million valuation. In May 2024, Agnikul completed its first space flight from its own private launch pad, and aims to achieve full rocket #reusability ♻️ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/agnikul-raises-17-mn-at-500-mn-valuation-to-focus-on-orbital-launch-booster-recovery/articleshow/125515987.cms

#India #SpaceCompany

#BlueOrigin will “compete” two solutions

• make the expendable 🗑️ upper stage so cheap 💵 to manufacture that a reusable stage can never compete with it
• make the reusable ♻️ stage so operable that an expendable stage can never compete with it

There is still a lot of room with these heavy lift vehicles to reduce #cost 📉 even further https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/01/after-the-success-of-new-glenn-blue-origin-to-focus-on-launching-frequently

#LaunchCost #reusability

#BlueOrigin will “compete” two solutions

• make the expendable 🗑️ upper stage so cheap 💵 to manufacture that a reusable stage can never compete with it
• make the reusable ♻️ stage so operable that an expendable stage can never compete with it

There is still a lot of room with these heavy lift vehicles to reduce #cost 📉 even further https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/01/after-the-success-of-new-glenn-blue-origin-to-focus-on-launching-frequently

#LaunchCost #reusability

#BlueOrigin is charging roughly $110 million per launch, compared to about $70 million for a #Falcon9 – effectively offering to carry twice as many satellites for roughly 50% more money https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2025/01/11/new-glenn-bezos-blue-origin-musk-spacex/

#NewGlenn #LaunchCost

#BlueOrigin is charging roughly $110 million per launch, compared to about $70 million for a #Falcon9 – effectively offering to carry twice as many satellites for roughly 50% more money https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2025/01/11/new-glenn-bezos-blue-origin-musk-spacex/

#NewGlenn #LaunchCost

📆 2022 : People writing about #SpaceExploration are mostly cheerleaders 🥳 for the cause, rather than independent observers keeping a watchful eye 👀 on how our national monies 💰 are spent https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2022/06/23/new-book-paints-bleak-picture-of-nasas-human-spaceflight-program/

#LoriGarver #LaunchCost #reusability

📆 2022 : People writing about #SpaceExploration are mostly cheerleaders 🥳 for the cause, rather than independent observers keeping a watchful eye 👀 on how our national monies 💰 are spent https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2022/06/23/new-book-paints-bleak-picture-of-nasas-human-spaceflight-program/

#LoriGarver #LaunchCost #reusability

#Trump nominates Isaacman - again. #Isaacman has criticized #Artemis, #NASA’s program to land humans on the #moon, arguing that the current setup is too expensive 💰 and built around a non-reusable rocket https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/04/trump-nominates-isaacman-nasa-administrator-00636497

#SLS #LaunchCost

#Trump nominates Isaacman - again. #Isaacman has criticized #Artemis, #NASA’s program to land humans on the #moon, arguing that the current setup is too expensive 💰 and built around a non-reusable rocket https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/04/trump-nominates-isaacman-nasa-administrator-00636497

#SLS #LaunchCost