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$44M * 12 * 4 = $2112M (revenue). The supposed cost to launch these was only $200M according to GP. So I'm wondering - why do they need to make 4x as much mon
by onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
$44M * 12 * 4 = $2112M (revenue).
The supposed cost to launch these was only $200M according to GP.
So I'm wondering - why do they need to make 4x as much money ($8B) to make a profit in a $200M investment?
Obviously R&D. But is it that much?!
- ben_w 4y agoI think $200M was just the launches this month, not all launches to date or all needed to compete the constellation. If it really costs SpaceX $40-50M per launch, the 47 launches to date cost $1880-2350 billion. I don’t know how many now launches they need before they switch to just replacements.