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Sebb767 on May 13, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter Deal Temporarily on Hold

> SLS is a new rocket and you are comparing its development cost to the launch cost of a SpaceX rocket without its R&D cost.

Look on Wikipedia, the sideboard quotes cost per launch as:

> Over US$2 billion excluding development (estimate)

I'm not aware of the pricing of Soyuz and Ariane V, though.

hef19898 on May 13, 2022 [–]

>> I'm not aware of the pricing of Soyuz and Ariane V, though.

Both of which are much more SpaceX alternatives than SLS.

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