1. 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.

2. 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