2 Jan
2009
2 Jan
'09
1:02 p.m.
About the typical cost over run in U.S. :)
Jeff WB3JFS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor" m5aka@yahoo.co.uk To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 2:02 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Costs of getting cargo to ISS
Article at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/24/nasa_iss_cargo_deals/
"Overall, each kilo of cargo delivered to the station by commercial resupply will cost NASA $87,500. The Shuttle was said to carry stuff to orbit for $44,000 per kg, but that didn't include development costs."
73 Trevor M5AKA
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