How much is a rocket: send a rocket into space price
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How much is a rocket: send a rocket into space price

How much is a rocket: send a rocket into space price

Cosmonautics is developing at a rapid pace. In the near future, rockets may become a necessary means of transportation in outer space. Many countries of the world are investing in this. And below we will talk about how much the rocket costs?

 

In 1939, the Lunar Rocket was created in England - it was the first prototype of modern launch vehicles (carrier rockets). Unfortunately, due to the start of the Second World War, this project remained at the development stage.

 

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Today, the most powerful missiles are Arion-5 (Europe), Delta IV Heavy (USA) and Proton-M (Russia). They can put into low orbit (altitude 200 km) to 25 tons of cargo.

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Now consider the cost of launching a rocket into space? (Amount in million dollars):

  • Union - 35-40;
  • Shuttle - 400-500;
  • Falcon - 9;
  • Proton - 70;
  • FalconHeavy - 90;
  • Roar - 44,6;
  • Dnieper - 18;
  • Vega - 59;
  • Arrow - 8,5.

 

Reusable rockets are now trying to build around the world. They will reduce the cost of delivering goods to orbit.

 

In space development and research, the US is ahead of other countries, including Russia, investing huge sums in it.

Russian rocket science

 

In 1957, the cargo was first delivered to orbit with the help of the Soviet P-7.

 

Before 2011, 1760 PH was created for different models at various cost. For example, the cost of creating the "Union-U" or "Union-FG" was approximately $ 20 million.

 

At the same time, all the rockets will be launched from two cosmodromes, Vostochny and Baikonur.

 

Starting the full version with the engine on the 2 stage and the overclocking unit cost 70 $ million

In 2013, the Proton-M LV crashed. Soon she fell after the launch, having a GLONASS satellite on board the 3. The total cost of all devices, including its launch - 4,4 billion rubles.

 

For the construction of space technology was responsible Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. In 2014, they were able to win a tender for the production of 2 missiles for Roscosmos.

 

The total cost of the order is 1509826000 rubles.

 

The prices of three more Protons were also known (in rubles):

  • 1123 million - 2008 year;
  • 1348067300 - 2011 year;
  • 1436560000 - 2012 year.

In 2014, the construction of the Angara-5 heavy rocket cost 4,5 billion rubles.

 

This cost includes its transportation to the cosmodrome, preparation for launch, as well as addition in the form of the created block “Breeze” with the total cost of 800 million rubles.

 

Gradually, Russia is going to abandon the use of "Protons" in favor of the Angara rocket.

 

The country's leadership prefers the construction of an extra heavy rocket designed for flights to the moon, the price of which was 60 billion rubles.

 

In the design development is the creation of 3-x speed rockets based on the "Angara". Financing is provided for development and launch - $ 600 billion.

 

 

US missile industry

 

Currently, America’s space projects are leading the way in the world.

 

 

After the death of 7 astronauts as a result of the disaster that occurred on January 28, 1986 with the Challenger orbiter, NASA decided to abandon the use of such a complex system and switched to disposable launch vehicles.

 

Over the entire period of space exploration, such rockets have put into orbit more than a thousand different satellites, as well as hundreds of thousands of tons of cargo required for research.

Now, instead of “Ares-5”, NASA created a super-heavy RN under the new program “Space Launch System”, the cost of which is estimated at 35 billion.

 

The cost of one launch is up to 500 million dollars.

 

It is planned to deliver cargo to DSG, unmanned flights of the Moon and Jupiter's satellite Europa. About $ 9 million will be spent on the production of new Falcon-60 launch vehicles.

 

To deliver to the place of launch and fill it with fuel, you will need another 50-60 thousand. $.

 

Currently, one rocket of this series has already been in space twice. This is an important breakthrough in the history of rocket science.

Is this some kind of speculation, or a typo? Falcon 9 worth $9 million? The author cut off the price of 50 million, to make sure of this, just go to Wikipedia, where it is written in black and white that the cost of launching Falcon in 2013 is $ 59 million.

According to the SpaceX website, the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle is capable of launching up to 64 tons into low-earth orbit, and 26,7 tons into geo-orbit. It is strange that in your list of the most powerful missiles in the world you indicate three rockets with a payload of up to 25 tons, and do not indicate Falcon Heavy

According to the SpaceX website,
They write a lot of things on the fence ..

And where did you go to the Plesetsk cosmodrome? Or is it no longer a Russian (Soviet) cosmodrome?

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