"A final tally of the space shuttle program's lifetime costs puts the price tag at $1.5 billion per flight, a new analysis shows.
The analysis reveals that, as of the end of 2010, the space agency had spent more than $192 billion on the fleet since its inception in 1971, researchers said."
It was not cheap, but it was spectacular, especially the night-time launches as in video below - fast forward to minute 10 for the final countdwon and lift-off.
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