How much does it cost for NASA to go to the moon?

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy decided that NASA would send humans to the Moon before the end of the decade. At that time, each U.S. citizen was paying $20 per year to NASA. JFK needed that number to go up to $26 a year to help get our astronauts to the Moon. read more

Moon trip cost is as luxurious as $750 million, according to the report by Washington Post. That price is good for 2 persons with VIP seats in the shuttle but might not include the baggage fee, somehow. read more

And granted, the latest published launch costs do seem to show that SpaceX, for example, can put payloads in orbit for just $5,650 per pound -- about half NASA's own cost. Even if Moon Express can match that cost, however, it will still leave a long way to go to get the cost of a Moon landing down to $10,000 per person. read more