On 25/10/2011 5:10 PM, JF Mezei wrote:
Alan Erskine wrote:

on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft for astronaut transport, costing
American taxpayers as much as $62 million a seat.


But if they travelled as space tourists, it would only cost $20 million :-)

is that $62m/seat figure trustable or just some exageration ?

Does a Soyuz launch really cost $186 million dollars ? (3*62)


Might include specialised training.