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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2020
According to Roscosmos chief, the market price of a SpaceX launch is about $60 million but NASA pays between 1.5 and 4 times more for it. Russia will slash the price of its space launch services by 30 percent to counter what it sees as dumping by Elon Musk's SpaceX company, the head of Russia's state space agency Roscosmos said Friday. "Our pricing policy is our response to the dumping policy of US companies that are funded from the budget," Rogozin said in his report to President Putin. Rogozin estimated that space launches cost NASA 1.5 to 4 times more than what SpaceX charges its customers, which is roughly $60 million per launch. "To increase our share in the global market we are considering cutting the launch price by more than 30 percent by reducing non-manufacturing costs and increasing the operational efficiency of our factories," Rogozin explained. Source: RIA Novosti
Pandemic delays New Zealand launch of three US Intel satellites Long Beach CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 Satellite launch company Rocket Lab announced earlier this week it had been forced to delay the launch of three US intelligence satellites from its New Zealand launch facility after that country ordered residents to stay home amid a spreading COVID-19 outbreak. The private space launch company announced this week it had been forced to postpone the launch from its New Zealand spaceport on the north island's Mahia Peninsula for a second time. The rocket, which is due to lift three satellites for the ... read more
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