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Considering their current position as a launch provider (and independent of Russian rockets/engines), I'd say they're going to do just fine.
by herewulf 4y ago
Considering their current position as a launch provider (and independent of Russian rockets/engines), I'd say they're going to do just fine.
- wongarsu 4y agoLet's say they make 30 million profit from each Falcon 9 launch. Last year they did 31 launches, but half of those were Starlink launches. That's 15x30 = $450 million profit off Falcon 9, plus whatever they made from Dragon. You're probably right that they would be fine as a company if they couldn't get any more money. SpaceX could operate at a decent profit and still do either Starlink or Starship at reduced pace. The "free money" just allows them to get to their goals a lot faster.