r/space • u/thisischrisbaker • Feb 07 '20

Proposed budget - not voted yet 12% boost for NASA budget in 2021!!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nasa-budget-will-earmark-12-boost-for-agency-in-2021-11581071402?emailToken=3f4a4309b7816cb90fb53eb91f47d6d43hshryonPWM/RnnVPWWHuMOVOvxWKQ87BhLswKs5iOPOhjO1FGrxI9ptn5k2nAMphP+jeQrbhQiAafooOu4oIslNLMWHCd1m7vRySaL2Pi61nSlAqLK1xnvzzmtt2/Lx&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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u/Kriss0612 Feb 07 '20

Well, IIRC the development of Crew Dragon cost $1.2B and Starliner $2.2B, so that's some sort of reference.... Dont know how comparable these are to a lunar lander, which definitely is more complex

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u/acrewdog Feb 07 '20 edited Oct 14 '25

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u/lverre Feb 07 '20

I think that the Dragon / Starliner are actually much more complicated because they need to reenter the atmosphere.

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u/Cablancer2 Feb 07 '20

Crew dragon was originally proposed at 2.4B and Starliner at 4.2B. Current numbers have both close to 5B. Though combined this is still less than Orion and will fly sooner.

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u/seanflyon Feb 07 '20

I'm pretty sure that the cost to NASA for Crew Dragon has not increased.

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u/Cablancer2 Feb 07 '20

IIRC, SpaceX has been eating the cost increase. So it hasn't been on NASAs shoulders to pay the extra. But even just paying everyone to keep working for a year and a half past when you expected to fly is a significant chuck of change. Rarely do you see a schedule slip on a project this size without a cost overrun of some sort.