NASA Estimates SpaceX 2018 Mars Mission Will Cost Only $300 Million

By Matthew Williams July 29, 2016
NASA Estimates SpaceX 2018 Mars Mission Will Cost Only $300 Million

"Building on an existing no-funds-exchanged collaboration with SpaceX, NASA is providing technical support for the firm’s plan to attempt to land an uncrewed Dragon 2 spacecraft on Mars. This collaboration could provide valuable entry, descent and landing (EDL) data to NASA for our journey to Mars, while providing support to American industry. We have similar agreements with dozens of U.S. commercial, government, and non-profit partners."