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Decrease costs how? SpaceX isn't resting on its laurel letting newer startups show them up. They're working on catching million dollars crate and on their next
by kiba 6y ago
Decrease costs how?
SpaceX isn't resting on its laurel letting newer startups show them up. They're working on catching million dollars crate and on their next generation systems.
- Nasrudith 6y agoThe best guess I can think of for potentially lower cost per unit is a space cannon but that sort of megaproject doesn't exactly qualify as "lightweight" and would probably call for ruggedization of payload to survive the launch.
- wcarey 6y agoRuggedization is a vast understatement given the energies involved. On top of that, your payload needs to be able to circularize from a negative perigee, so it would need lots of onboard delta-v. You’d also either have an aimable cannon or deal with expensive plane change maneuvers.