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That link compares a cargo Dragon mission to ISS against a Shuttle launch. Did a Shuttle mission have more overhead because of the people on board? I'm not cl
by venusenvy47 3y ago
That link compares a cargo Dragon mission to ISS against a Shuttle launch. Did a Shuttle mission have more overhead because of the people on board? I'm not clear if the Shuttle cost is just the launch, or the whole manned mission with all the astronaut preparation.
- somenameforme 3y agoThat was just the cost of launching cargo. I found a report from NASA on the exact costs here. [1] --- Space Shuttle - $54,500/kg to orbit, $93,400/kg to the ISS Falcon 9 - $2,720/kg to orbit, $23,300/kg to the ISS --- The Falcon Heavy is about $1500/kg to orbit. Note the units as we're swapping between kg and pounds in this thread pretty regularly. [1] - https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20200001093 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20200001093