NASA, SpaceX Set First Dragon Launch To ISS

On Dec 28, 2:45*pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:

and anything nasa will cost you more than you could earn in several
lifetimes just for launch cost per pound

Bobbert, you innumerate ****!

The average American earns $1.6 million during their lifetime.
Presumably "several lifetimes" equates to more than two. *So your
claim is that launch costs per pound prohibit launching a human being
for $5 million or so.

Launch costs are around $10k/pound. *Let's use $15k/pound, just to be
generous to you. *If someone weighs less than 330 pounds or so, your
statement is obviously false.

Now assume a higher lifetime income (everyone isn't you, after all;
someone with a professional degree will earn $4.4 million in their
lifetime) and $10k/pound for launch costs. *Your statement is even
more false.

The only conclusion is that you are an innumerate buffoon who couldn't
figure his way out of a wet paper bag.


yeah delusional fred


Russia Hikes Price of Rocket Rides for U.S. Astronauts to $63 Million

Published March 14, 2011
| FoxNews.com


NASA, already committed to paying Russia millions of dollars to hitch
rides into space, had some expensive news to announce Monday: Russia
plan to start charging even more.

With the United States phasing out the shuttle program, the new way
for U.S. astronauts to get to the International Space Station will be
to catch a ride with the Russians, and NASA's existing contract for
that transport priced each rocket ride at just under $56 million.

Now, Russia is hiking the price for each rocket ride to nearly $63
million in 2014. The contract extension with the Russian Space Agency
totals $753 million, which covers trips for a dozen astronauts from
2014 through 2016.

Why such a price hike? NASA officials chalk it up to inflation.

NASA chief Charles Bolden says it's critical for U.S. companies to
take over this transportation job. The space shuttles used to do that
job are being retired this summer



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