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> Point to point transport on Earth in an hour or so (using a BF rocket). This is just question of money. All necessary technologies already exist, just very
by simne 4y ago
> Point to point transport on Earth in an hour or so (using a BF rocket).
This is just question of money.
All necessary technologies already exist, just very expensive, so even military avoid them.
For example, imagine, we decide to use first stage of F-9 to suborbital transport to ~12000-14000km.
It will have payload capacity ~ 10 metric tonnes.
Cost per launch could be be approx half of space launch (because second stage costs comparable to first), so ~$33mln, so 3.3mln per metric tonne, or 3300$ per kg.
I know, Iphone cost more than 3300$ per kg, but even planes cost less then 100$ per kg, and cars ~10-20$ per kg, and current commercial shipping by plane costs ~50$ per kg from China to Europe (other continents not much more).