> Existing incumbent solutions (the C-17 rockets) cost $200M each. The C-17 is not a rocket, it's a cargo plane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Glo

> Existing incumbent solutions (the C-17 rockets) cost $200M each. The C-17 is not a rocket, it's a cargo plane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III and yeah it's >$200M to make, not fly. A C-17 flight almost certainly costs way less than a rocket launch. It's an interesting article, but getting to this point makes me seriously question what this writer actually knows about the subject.