A recent estimate of the cost of the first human mission to Mars suggests that it could cost half a trillion dollars. This estimate is consistent with most past estimates. A similar cost number can easily be derived using mass-cost estimating factors based on the International Space Station (ISS) and other experience. Using the same cost factors and life cycle cost estimating approach, the cost of the life support for the Mars mission could be two billion dollars or more. The cost to go to Mars is expected to be two or three times that of either Apollo, space shuttle, or ISS and could be as much as all three together.


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    Title :

    Humans to Mars Will Cost About "Half a Trillion Dollars" and Life Support Roughly Two Billion Dollars


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference on Environmental Systems ; 2016 ; Vienna, Austria


    Publication date :

    2016-07-09


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English