The author trots out the "$10,000 a pound" launch cost which is really indicative of the overall quality of the article. For non-Space Wonks, the "$10,000/lb"

The author trots out the "$10,000 a pound" launch cost which is really indicative of the overall quality of the article. For non-Space Wonks, the "$10,000/lb" to orbit number was the rough cost of launching some payload on the Space Shuttle to orbit. Costs for the Space Shuttle were basically NASA's entire manned spaceflight budget divided by the number of Shuttle launches performed in a year. It's not just a naive number it's wholly misleading. No/few commercial space launch approach $10k/lb. It's a meaningless number for any discussion of launch costs since the Space Shuttle is retired and was not a commercial launch vehicle anyways. Even the most expensive ULA rockets aren't even close to that price. If you're going to talk about space launch capabilities and bring up stupid numbers it impacts your credibility.