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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by throwanem on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:35PM (#12406696)
That figure's low by a factor of 100 for the Space Shuttle program.
Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by ocdtrekkie on Thursday September 01, 2016 @01:18PM (#12407109)
Specifically referring to the cost of the orbiter vehicle itself (or the cost you'd incur building a replacement if you lost one), roughly $2 billion is a decently accurate figure. The shuttle program as a whole, yes, is drastically more expensive.

"The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the orbiter built to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, cost approximately $1.7 billion." http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttl...