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I don't think this is true. It's something Musk likes to say, but a source would be useful.
by etothepii 4y ago
I don't think this is true. It's something Musk likes to say, but a source would be useful.
- midoridensha 4y agoI'm sure the launch costs (which can be worked into $/kg for payload) can be easily looked up, and show that SpaceX's reused rockets are much cheaper than what came before.
- someweirdperson 4y agoFalcon 9 is as cheap as Proton M according to something google found somewhere.
- etothepii 4y agoDo you have a source? We haven't seen a reduction in space insurance premiums of any particularly large magnitude which I would expect if the costs of launching satellites into space had been substantially reduced.