"We choose to return to the moon because we have
unfinished business in space. America will not be left behind in scientific and commercial enterprises. This will be the start of America
restoring its place in human spaceflight on the high frontier. We
will open new doors to research, commerce, and industry on other worlds with
this endeavor. We will establish a lunar research post in orbit and on the
moon. We will provide the platform for celestial industries with a mind to
opening new markets and new discoveries. And along the way we will discover more about our universe than we have ever imagined. America will be the factory that
manufactures what was once fiction into reality. We have always been an entrepreneurial
people and with these steps we will demonstrate our ability to do so and to succeed.”
I've been wanting to do this post for awhile - actually ever since SNC successfully did their drop test of the Dream Chaser a while back (2017-11-11) and there was a Faceboook discussion on the costs of all the CRS2 vehicles and their capabilities. Let's do a breakdown. CRS2 Vehicles The Commerical Resupply Services 2 contract from NASA was awarded to three companies: SpaceX, OrbitalATK, and Sierra Nevada Corporation. The total value of all contracts awarded were close to $14 billion. Each company was awarded a minimum of six launches each. This is for missions from 2019-2024. I thumbed around the internet to put the following table together. Most sources came from here . Dream Chaser's weight was taken from here , although I'm guessing this is for the Crew version. Here's a general chart for you of the above. Apologies for the poor formatting, I'm not great with trying to embed Google Spreadsheets into Blogger. Let's go over some addit
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