Greetings to US SPACE MISSIONS NASA's second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft flew successfully on 27 MAR 2004, the first time an air-breathing scramjet powered aircraft has flown freely. Rover in Mars Hypersonic research aircraft India’s greetings for the success of all the space endeavours of the US. www.presidentofindia.nic.in
COST OF ACCESS TO SPACE SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND SYSTEM APPLICATIONS REMOTE SENSING METEOROLOGY COMMUNICATIONS NAVIGATION INFO-SPACE MISSIONS 107 $ 10 Million/tonne SOLAR POWER ORBITAL TRANSPORTATION MANUFACTURING NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL SPACE LAB MASS MISSIONS (NEAR TERM) SPACE INDUSTRIALISATION 106 $ 1 Million/tonne 105 PRICE PER TONNE TO LOW ORBIT ( $ / TONNE ) MASS MISSIONS (FAR TERM) 104 $ 0.01 Million/tonne EXTRA TERRESTERIAL MINING SPACE COLONISATION 103 102 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 Source : Ashword D.H, in “AeroSpace” PAYLOAD TO ORBIT TONNES / YEAR www.presidentofindia.nic.in