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It was tongue in cheek. And I am completely on board with the open pricing model. It's incredible and probably makes their competitors very nervous.

• Animats 11y ago
  That's the point. Space-X's pricing has terrified the industry. Now the question is whether you get a discount on used boosters. What Space-X doesn't give you is a firm launch date. Spaceflight Now listed today's launch as "Delayed from Aug. 13, Sept. 2, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, March 20 and March 29. [March 16]" This is Space-X's biggest problem. They're about a year behind on their launch manifest. They don't even put dates on future launches any more. Customers don't like this; some have switched to Arianespace or ULA or Russia for their satellite launches. Space-X is trying to catch up. Next launch date is April 28th, and there are two launches a month scheduled for the next few months. First Falcon Heavy launch is scheduled for November, but that may slip.
  • jacobwcarlson 11y ago
    "We are backed up in how much stuff we have to deliver to space" certainly seems like one of the better problems have.
    • toomuchtodo 11y ago
      Sounds similar to Tesla's Model 3 "problem" (>375K preorders).