Research programme · November 2026
Space transportation cost & route comparison
Every figure below is taken from a published source and is date-stamped. Labels mean: verified operational — a service or vehicle capability that has operated, with a sourced figure; in development — publicly discussed but not a current, fully confirmed commercial offer in the source; hypothetical — no published passenger fare; shown only as a scenario you can test with your own assumptions. This page is a research tool. It is not a booking desk, and MaquishTech Venture® does not sell tickets or insurance here.
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| Route | Status | Published figure | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth to geosynchronous transfer orbit (payload, dedicated Falcon 9) SpaceX · Falcon 9 |
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL | USD 74 million Standard payment plan through 2026, up to 5.5 metric tons to standard GTO. This is a payload launch service price, not a passenger ticket. |
As of 2026-11-10 Published: Document states “standard payment plan (through 2026)”. Retrieved 10 November 2026 (IST). SpaceX, Capabilities & Services (PDF) |
| Falcon 9 published payload performance (expendable) SpaceX · Falcon 9 |
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL | 22,000 kg to LEO; 8,300 kg to GTO; 4,020 kg payload to Mars Maximum capability on a fully expendable vehicle, as published by SpaceX. Capability figures, not a passenger service or ticket price. |
As of 2026-11-10 Published: Retrieved 10 November 2026 (IST) from the same official PDF. SpaceX, Capabilities & Services (PDF) |
| Crew transportation to low-Earth orbit destinations SpaceX · Falcon 9 / Crew Dragon (as described by SpaceX) |
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL | No passenger ticket price published in the cited document SpaceX states that it offers crew transportation services to LEO destinations and points to spacex.com/humanspaceflight. No commercial passenger ticket price is listed in the Capabilities & Services PDF retrieved on 10 November 2026. This calculator therefore shows no fare. |
As of 2026-11-10 Published: Retrieved 10 November 2026 (IST). SpaceX, Capabilities & Services (PDF); Human Spaceflight Additional source |
| Earth orbit (payload, dedicated Falcon 9) — historical list price SpaceX · Falcon 9 |
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL Historical figure | USD 67 million (historical) HISTORICAL. Space.com reported on 23 March 2022 that SpaceX had updated its Capabilities & Services page, raising the Falcon 9 launch price from USD 62 million to USD 67 million, citing inflation. This is not a current list price. |
As of 2022-03-23 Published: 23 March 2022 Space.com, reporting SpaceX’s then-published Capabilities & Services page |
| Sun-synchronous orbit smallsat rideshare — historical official price SpaceX · Falcon 9 rideshare |
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL Historical figure | USD 1.1 million for 200 kg to SSO; USD 5,500 per additional kg (historical) HISTORICAL. Space.com reported on 23 March 2022 that SpaceX’s then-published official page listed these rideshare prices (up from USD 1 million / 200 kg and USD 5,000/kg). A current official list price could not be independently confirmed from the static official rideshare page during this build (the live page is a JavaScript application and did not expose a price in the HTML retrieved on 10 November 2026). This figure is shown only as a dated historical data point, not a current quote. |
As of 2022-03-23 Published: 23 March 2022 Space.com, reporting SpaceX’s then-published Capabilities & Services / rideshare prices |
| Suborbital passenger flight (Virgin Galactic) Virgin Galactic · VSS Unity / SpaceShipTwo class (commercial service as of 2023) |
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL | USD 450,000 per person (price at opening of commercial service, 2023) Publicly reported price when Virgin Galactic opened commercial service in 2023. Reuters (8 May 2023) reported that the company had set the price at USD 450,000 per person with a USD 150,000 deposit; the BBC (16 June 2023) reported the same figure. Commercial service was later paused while the company prepared its next-generation vehicle; this is not a current offer and is not sold by MaquishTech Venture®. |
As of 2023-05-08 Published: 8 May 2023 (Reuters); 16 June 2023 (BBC) Reuters; BBC News Additional source |
| Suborbital passenger flight (Virgin Galactic) — later reported standard price Virgin Galactic · Virgin Galactic (reported standard ticket; Delta-class pricing not set) |
IN DEVELOPMENT | USD 600,000 per person (publicly reported; not independently retrieved from a company filing in this build) The Orange County Business Journal (26 May 2025) reported that, on the 15 May 2025 earnings call, the company described a current standard ticket of USD 600,000 and said Delta-class prices were expected to exceed that, with a specific Delta-class amount not set and sales then paused. This is a press report of company commentary, not a primary filing retrieved for this page. Not a current offer by MaquishTech Venture®, and not a quoted fare here. |
As of 2025-05-15 Published: 26 May 2025 (press report of 15 May 2025 earnings commentary) Orange County Business Journal |
| Suborbital passenger flight (Blue Origin New Shepard) — first-flight auction Blue Origin · New Shepard |
VERIFIED OPERATIONAL | USD 28 million (auction result for one seat on the first crewed flight, 2021) Not a list price. Reuters reported on 13 June 2021 that a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed New Shepard flight sold at auction for USD 28 million. Blue Origin has not published a standard passenger ticket price in the sources used for this page. New Shepard has flown passengers; this calculator does not treat the auction result as a typical fare and does not quote a current price. |
As of 2021-06-12 Published: 13 June 2021 Reuters |
| Earth to Moon — passenger transportation None appointed · Not specified |
HYPOTHETICAL Scenario only | No published passenger ticket. Shown only as an assumption-based scenario. There is no verified commercial passenger ticket for Earth-to-Moon transportation in the sources used for this page. NASA’s Artemis and related human landing work are government exploration programmes, not a public ticket desk. Use the scenario controls below to explore assumptions; the result is not a quote. |
As of 2026-11-10 Published: No published passenger fare as of this page date. NASA Artemis programme overview (context only; not a ticket offer) |
| Earth to Mars — passenger transportation None appointed · Not specified |
HYPOTHETICAL Scenario only | No published passenger ticket. Shown only as an assumption-based scenario. There is no verified commercial passenger ticket or operational passenger transportation service from Earth to Mars in the sources used for this page. Any cost shown in the scenario tool is an assumption you entered, not a quoted price. |
As of 2026-11-10 Published: No published passenger fare as of this page date. NASA Mars exploration (context only; not a ticket offer) |
10 sourced data points. Retrieved or cited for this page on 10 November 2026 (IST) unless an earlier publication date is shown. If a source changes, this page should be updated; do not treat a historical figure as a current quote.
Hypothetical journey scenario (not a quote)
Lunar and Mars passenger transportation have no published commercial ticket in the sources above. If you want to explore an assumption, type your own numbers. The total is the sum of what you entered. It is not a fare, offer or estimate from MaquishTech Venture® or from any operator.
Enter non-negative numbers in both assumption fields to see a scenario total. This is not a quote.
