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Reusable rockets are here, so why is NASA paying more to launch stuff to space?

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Report: NASA paying more than it did 30 years ago to launch missions into space.

The prices NASA pays for launch services rose at an annual average rate of 2.82 percent from 1996 to 2024 , the report says.

The report is set to be published in the July issue of Acta Astronautica .

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