ScienceQuiet 32d · day 33
Cambridge Study: India's Rocket Launches Are World's Costliest, Space Dept Pushes Back
A Cambridge analysis of over 6,740 launches finds India pays roughly four times US launch costs, but a Department of Space source disputes the findings.
What to know
- A Cambridge study analysing over 6,740 rocket launches found India's launch costs are the highest among major space powers, roughly 4x the US.
- SpaceX's reusable rockets were cited as the cost benchmark, at about ₹3.1 lakh per kg, against which India's costs were compared.
- The findings were published around India's National Space Day, drawing wide Indian media pickup.
- A Department of Space source later disputed the study's conclusions, per Times of India follow-up reporting.
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