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by ceejayoz 623 days ago
> 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.