Total launch structure is the total structure cost of the stages of the spacecraft up to and including the current stage. This does not include the cost of storage, moving the craft to the launch pad, flight checking it etc.. this is only the cost per launch for its delivery. Spacecraft are expensive, reusability is the single most important factor in determining the cost per launch and a highly reusable spacecraft is the only way of delivering low cost access to space. Total launch structure price ranges from ten dollars for a reusable low performance pressure fed seven kilogram model to six hundred million for a high performance expendable pumped Saturn V class craft.

This is calculated at each stage after the first using the launch structure cost. Total launch structure is in turn used to calculate the cost of the total launch cost.

total launch structure ( second stage ) = launch structure ( first stage ) + launch structure ( second stage )

total launch structure ( third stage ) = total launch structure ( second stage ) + launch structure ( third stage )

total launch cost = total fuel + total launch labor + total launch structure
 

This is used in spacecraft cost.
 
 

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