> I think the idea is that if the launch cost is so much lower you can take more risk with the design as you can more easily justify launching again or take a m

> I think the idea is that if the launch cost is so much lower you can take more risk with the design as you can more easily justify launching again or take a more iterative design approach. You can also remove large categories of risk by freely spending mass and volume. > Starship is estimated to be $2-10M. Don't believe the hype. If Starship works out, they can beat other paths to orbit by a fair margin, but it's not going to be a >10x reduction. Much likely much less than that, too.