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> A gram of titanium in LEO is only about 20% more expensive than a gram of titanium on Earth. Can you elaborate on that? I can't parse that statement in a way
by Gracana 10y ago
> A gram of titanium in LEO is only about 20% more expensive than a gram of titanium on Earth.
Can you elaborate on that? I can't parse that statement in a way that would make it seem correct, so... What exactly do you mean?
- taneq 10y agoTranslation: It cost 20% as much to lift titanium to orbit as it costs to refine in the first place. Which seems very wrong because it costs between $5 and $50 per kilo according to a quick search, and I'm pretty sure it costs a LOT more than that to lift a kilo into orbit.
- Gracana 10y agoRight. I wondered if they meant something else, because that doesn't make sense.