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Historically seen, space logistics prices decrease, as shown here, from $20K/kg to expected 1.7K/kg thanks to reusable rockets.

But, how does the cost split look like and vary in detail? i.e. "fuel - 40%, shipment fee - 25%, ..."

If possible, let's compare SpaceX with BlueOrigin. I try to get a rough idea however.

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    $\begingroup$ Nice question ! $\endgroup$ – Sudhanshu Gaur Aug 7 '18 at 11:09
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    $\begingroup$ I feel this will vary a lot between different launch providers. Could you ask about one provider in particular to make the question easier to answer rigorously? $\endgroup$ – Jack Aug 7 '18 at 13:34
  • $\begingroup$ if data is available @Jack it'd surely nice to compare two of them; added to example $\endgroup$ – J. Doe Aug 7 '18 at 14:17
  • $\begingroup$ Remember that cost is not price. $\endgroup$ – Russell Borogove Aug 7 '18 at 15:01
  • $\begingroup$ One line item to help start an answer: According to wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9 the fuel cost for a Falcon 9 is around \$200,000, i.e. something of the order \$10/kg. In other words, the cost of fuel is not a significant contributer to the total. $\endgroup$ – djr Aug 25 '18 at 11:23

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