Huh, in what world is that true? SpaceX quoted $75 million to external customers per launch according to their IPO.
Shuttle launch costed $1.0 billion in 1992, or $2.41 billion today, inflation adjusted. That is without R&D cost.
Thus, average cost per flight including development costs and flights
through FY 1993 is $1.6 billion. Average cost per flight not including development costs or flights, up to FY
1992, is close to $1.0 billion. - [0]
How much was the maintenance, refurbishing cost for each launch? the cost of a new external tank for each launch was $52 million in 1992, or $120 million today - [1].
How much do you think they could get it down if they could launch more?
Do you think NASA could fly 150 times annually even if there was demand, when it only flew 135 times in the shuttle's 30 year lifetime?
Huh, in what world is that true? SpaceX quoted $75 million to external customers per launch according to their IPO.
Shuttle launch costed $1.0 billion in 1992, or $2.41 billion today, inflation adjusted. That is without R&D cost.
Thus, average cost per flight including development costs and flights through FY 1993 is $1.6 billion. Average cost per flight not including development costs or flights, up to FY 1992, is close to $1.0 billion. - [0]
How much was the maintenance, refurbishing cost for each launch? the cost of a new external tank for each launch was $52 million in 1992, or $120 million today - [1].
How much do you think they could get it down if they could launch more?
Do you think NASA could fly 150 times annually even if there was demand, when it only flew 135 times in the shuttle's 30 year lifetime?
[0] - https://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/1...
[1] - https://www.gao.gov/assets/nsiad-93-115.pdf