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Here (with parent sources mentioned at the link) it is claimed that training costs 15 million, a bit more than a bit eh? https://space.stackexchange.com/questi

Here (with parent sources mentioned at the link) it is claimed that training costs 15 million, a bit more than a bit eh? https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/35431/how-much-does-it-cost-to-train-an-astronaut#:~:text=Today%20at%20the%20saturation%20diving,and%20seems%20to%20confirm%20it https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/35431/how-much-doe....

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pfdietz 2y ago
"Not enormously so". In particular, it doesn't counter the argument I was making. For the Shuttle, for example, the value of the astronaut lives, even including $15 M in training costs, was an order of magnitude less than the cost of the orbiter itself.