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If SpaceX can get anything near what they hope for the Starship launch costs ($2 million per launch/ 150,000 kg to orbit per launch = $13.3 per kg to orbit), t
by njarboe 7y ago
If SpaceX can get anything near what they hope for the Starship launch costs ($2 million per launch/ 150,000 kg to orbit per launch = $13.3 per kg to orbit), the economics of space will be fundamentally changed. Building the cheapest launch capability possible has been a goal for Elon Musk's SpaceX since the beginning and you can see that principle at work in the decisions that SpaceX makes at each step in the development of its rockets. This could happen in 5-10 years, if there are not any large setbacks.
Who knows if SpaceX will price their launch capabilities at that price though.
- modo_mario 7y agoThe only reason they can even hope for such prices is because they get boatloads of money from the US government tho. It would probably be more interesting to consider the real cost.