Payload Costs – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Fri, 09 May 2014 22:29:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 The Realistic Cost Of The Next Space Race https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/05/the-realistic-cost-of-the-next-space-race https://lifeboat.com/blog/2014/05/the-realistic-cost-of-the-next-space-race#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 22:29:31 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=11054 Based on the Bloomberg TV program “The Next Space Race” and other reliable sources, I determine the realistic payload costs goals for the next generation of private space companies.

I review NASA’s Space Shuttle Program costs and compare these with SpaceX costs, and then extrapolate to Planetary Resources, Inc.‘s cost structure.

Three important conclusions are derived. And for those viewing this video at my blog postings, the link to the Excel Spreadsheet is here (.xlsx file).

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