200,000 pounds
$100,000.00
The total cost to build the Space Shuttle Challenger was approximately $2 billion. This included the development, construction, and testing of the shuttle before its first flight in 1983.
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The cost of the Space Shuttle Challenger program was around $1.2 billion per mission.
200,000 pounds
$100,000.00
costs a lot.
The total cost to build the Space Shuttle Challenger was approximately $2 billion. This included the development, construction, and testing of the shuttle before its first flight in 1983.
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the space shuttle weighed as much as roman
The cost of the Space Shuttle Challenger program was around $1.2 billion per mission.
A space shuttle's weight at liftoff is approximately 4.5 million pounds.
150lbs. So it can be safely flown by a airplane.
The Endeavor space shuttle weighs 296,576 pounds.
A typical space shuttle weighs around 4.5 million pounds (2,041 metric tons) at liftoff.
The Space Shuttle weighs 165,000 pounds empty and with the Shuttle, external tank, solid rocket boosters and all the fuel combined the total weight is 4.4 million pounds. The Shuttle can also carry a 65,000 pound payload.