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What It Costs to Send 1 kg to Space: Space Shuttle vs Falcon 9
Oct 18, 2026
The Space Shuttle cost about $61,700 to put one kilogram into low Earth orbit. Falcon 9's advertised price worked out to about $2,720, in the same 2018 dollars: about 23 times cheaper. Here is why, from reusable boosters to launch rate, and what a launch costs today.
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