Launch Costs to LEO

> >
> > > Check your arithmetic. $2571/kg does not equate to $5669/lb.
> >
> > Woops, was using a metric converter that goes out to 16 decim
> > places. 1kg = 2.2046lb
> > $18,000,000 / 7000lb = $2571.428571 * 2.2046 = $5668.971425422
> >
> > I rounded to $5,669
>
> Um, nope, you multiplied the wrong way. You need to divide the
dollar
> figure by 2.2046, not multiply. Since 1 kg is 2.2 pounds, you're
sending
> more than double the weight (of 1 pound) for just $2571. The number
for
> Soyuz should actually be about $1166. per pound.

Actually, I screwed up twice, it should be $18M / 7000*kg* not lb
(as listed on the website we were referring to). This makes the
equasion correct.
Also, I rounded $2571.428571 (.428571 repeats endlessly) to the 6th
didgit even though I stated that my converter goes to the 16th place.
Not a huge error, but one none the less.

Sorry, my bad. You win the no-prize.

king_rodent (putting the eek in geek)