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NASA Says Moon Rocket Could Cost As Much As $1.6 Billion Per Launch
After nearly a decade of funneling money into a project to build a gargantuan rocket that NASA hopes will return astronauts to the moon, the launch vehicle is finally assembled and ready for testing.