The 1960s were an active decade in space exploration, dominated entirely by the space race between the U.S. and the USSR. During this decade, the Soviets spent more than 30 billion U.S. dollars on their space missions, 1969 being the year with the highest space expenditure at 5.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Expenditure on civil and military space programs in the USSR from 1963 to 1972
(in million U.S. dollars)
The figures include both expenditure on space programs and support costs.
Release date is the date of access. The original document was published in February 1968.
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CIA. (November 7, 2022). Expenditure on civil and military space programs in the USSR from 1963 to 1972 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343294/expenditure-space-programs-soviet-union/
CIA. "Expenditure on civil and military space programs in the USSR from 1963 to 1972 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343294/expenditure-space-programs-soviet-union/
CIA. (2022). Expenditure on civil and military space programs in the USSR from 1963 to 1972 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343294/expenditure-space-programs-soviet-union/
CIA. "Expenditure on Civil and Military Space Programs in The Ussr from 1963 to 1972 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343294/expenditure-space-programs-soviet-union/
CIA, Expenditure on civil and military space programs in the USSR from 1963 to 1972 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343294/expenditure-space-programs-soviet-union/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Expenditure on civil and military space programs in the USSR from 1963 to 1972 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], CIA, November 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343294/expenditure-space-programs-soviet-union/
