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by nortlov 626 days ago
https://www.aei.org/articles/moores-law-meet-musks-law-the-u...
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Lots of words, but the numbers are made up. The vast vast majority of the costs is fuel, and that can't be changed by tech. It's just physics.
> The vast vast majority of the costs is fuel...

That's a silly assertion. Fuel can only cost so much.

Starship is about as large as a 747; Falcon is quite a bit smaller. Neither is completely full of fuel, but fully fueling a 747 takes a couple hundred grand.

Even if Starship is 100% fuel, you're talking about $1M or so max. Less than even one of the engines.