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Is the pricelist there to market SpaceX itself because it doesn't seem like you would merely accept the price on the pricelist?
by zitterbewegung 11y ago
Is the pricelist there to market SpaceX itself because it doesn't seem like you would merely accept the price on the pricelist?
- infogulch 11y ago"Modest discounts are available, for contractually committed, multi-launch purchases." Those are probably the real numbers.
- magila 11y agoAs I understand it, this price list is similar to the list prices you see for large commercial aircraft. That is, these prices have only a vague relation to the actual prices customers end up paying. With deals as large and complex as these, each one is a little different so it's inevitable that they get negotiated individually.
- flyinghamster 11y agoSounds like dealing with Oracle. :)
- daurnimator 11y agoIt's to give a ballpark guideline. You might be thinking about a problem and go "oh actually, if we could send it to mars it might work". and instead of dismissing it out of hand you can say, "well that costs XYZ"
- notatoad 11y agoYeah, the pricelist is there so they can say "look, we have a price list on our website". I'm sure nobodys paying those prices.
- phamilton 11y agoThe price list also serves as a means of showing changes to prices as the result of innovation. Showing a side by side comparison of reused rockets vs new ones is a great marketing ploy.