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> The initial SpaceX Falcon rocket was entirely privately funded, at a total cost of of ~$100 million. And just to put things in perspective: SLS (not Orion, j
by KennyBlanken 4y ago
> The initial SpaceX Falcon rocket was entirely privately funded, at a total cost of of ~$100 million.
And just to put things in perspective: SLS (not Orion, just SLS) is projected to cost a total of $30 Billion
The shuttle cost $1.5BN/launch and SLS, forty years later? Over $2BN/launch.
Absolute insanity.
- gsibble 4y agoI was downvoted a few weeks ago on a "Rah, rah, rah! Artemis!" post here on HN for pointing out the same a few weeks ago. People on here sure are fickle.