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Elon described it in an interview once as this: If you saw $6 million, falling from the sky, would you try to catch it? Each fairing is around $3 million, so t
by SEJeff 8y ago
Elon described it in an interview once as this:
If you saw $6 million, falling from the sky, would you try to catch it? Each fairing is around $3 million, so they're trying to catch it. That gives them $6 million more per-customer they can discount the price should they need to get really competitive. It is really kind of insane that no one has tried this before.
- jczhang 8y agoLove that kind of commentary Elon provides.
- nur0n 8y agoLink to the interview?
- SEJeff 8y agoI did look at the past few interviews I've watched, but can't easily find it and google is failing me. It was one of the long hour+ interviews, I do believe.
- Lanzaa 8y agoMusk has used the pallet of cash analogy several times. Here is Musk using it in regards to saving the fairing @ ISS Research and Development Conference 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cPMS6cT0Ig&t=825 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cPMS6cT0Ig&t=825 In regards to the first stage (booster stage) at Code Conference 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsixsRI-Sz4&t=545 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsixsRI-Sz4&t=545