Falcon 9 is about half the price of competitors right now, though the internal cost is under half that again; a lack of competition has prevented SpaceX from ne

Falcon 9 is about half the price of competitors right now, though the internal cost is under half that again; a lack of competition has prevented SpaceX from needing to lower prices further. Starship doesn't have an unambiguous cost because it's dependent so heavily on factors like market size, whether the Mars thing happens, and reliability. A marginal cost of a few million dollars is an explicit goal, but a more short-term rough goal is about Falcon 9 prices, or $50m/launch. That's both a very reasonable number, and also still more than 10x better than the competition. https://youtu.be/GomoD0rYhJ8?t=1285 https://youtu.be/GomoD0rYhJ8?t=1285