>>If you had to put up sensitive cargo (commercial or military) that costs on the order of $100 million Some payloads will always be that expensive. But I've

>>If you had to put up sensitive cargo (commercial or military) that costs on the order of $100 million Some payloads will always be that expensive. But I've seen quite knowledgeable people (Henry Spencer etc) who argued that the launch costs are driving the cargo costs. With a launch cost of X 000 dollars/lbs, then you have a large incentive to remove weight. As I understand it, some problems can be solved easily if you can throw weight at them (e.g. temperature control, vibrations?). You can earn money by weight addition reusing common satellite platforms, etc. So, as I've understood it, lower prices on launch will lower payload costs.