Hacker NewsJun 19

NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/nasa-picks-eric-schmidts-rocket-company-for-mars-mission-setting-up-a-race-with-spacex/

#HackerNews #NASA #EricSchmidt #MarsMission #RocketCompany #SpaceX #Innovation

NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX | TechCrunch

Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.

TechCrunch
Spaceflight 🚀Jan 3, 2023

📊 It currently costs a client more than $60 million 💵 to launch on a #SpaceX #Falcon 9 vehicle.

In contrast, it costs some $170 million 💵 (€150 million) to launch a commercial #satellite on an #Ariane 5. #Arianespace intends to slash the #cost of launching the Ariane 6 by around 40 #percent (170x0,6 = $102 million 💵) https://www.ibtimes.com/arianespace-vs-spacex-ariane-6-rockets-will-be-40-cheaper-launch-2758492

#LaunchVehicle estimated #payload cost per kg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competition#2010-2020s:_Competition_and_pricing_pressure

Picture : https://www.statista.com/chart/21904/estimated-cost-per-seat-on-selected-spacecraft

#LaunchCost #RocketCompany

Arianespace vs SpaceX: Ariane 6 Rockets Will Be 40% Cheaper Per Launch

Europe's Arianespace is slashing the launch costs of its Ariane rocket and building a new launch vehicle to better compete against SpaceX.

International Business Times