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by dr_orpheus
2348 days ago
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The article you pointed to said that is would be $2 million that SpaceX would have to spend on each launch. That would not be the amount for someone to purchase a launch with that rocket. Considering Elon estimated that development would cost $5 billion to $10 billion [1], the cost of launch would likely be much higher based on recouping the intial development and manufacturing costs. As a side note, I don't really believe the $2 million price tag either based on my own experiences. Mission specific planning/services/verification tend to push prices of launches 10s of millions of dollars above the "sticker prices" that SpaceX puts on their website. Nothing against SpaceX, I am a fan of everything they have done to decrease launch costs. They have significantly changed the game in terms of lowering launch costs. But it is really hard to take Elon's wild numbers that he gives the press at face value. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/18/17873332/spacex-elon-musk... |
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