11. How much does the ISS cost? (A K2S Question)
From The Space Library
The acquisition cost for the ISS, in inflation-adjusted 2005 dollars, is expected to be well over $100 billion—perhaps as high as $120 billion. Including astronaut surface-ISS transportation costs, the annual operating and maintenance cost is several billions of dollars each year.
Answer provided by Thomas Rogers & Russell Romanella
Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer
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