Launch Prices Down 40%, Report Finds

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CAPE CANAVERAL—Launch costs last year dropped 40% per pound to orbit compared to 2016, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) said June 13. This triggered an overall 16% drop in global revenue from orbital transportation services over 2016, despite the same number of commercially procured flights...

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