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> either very uninformed And you provided no source and narrowly scoped profitability to singular projects. This is so myopic when it comes to how a business i

• justrealist 3y ago
  OK, if you want sources, just look at the numbers here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competitio.... SpaceX has the vast majority of the worldwide private launch market. It's the only company with a reusable first-stage booster. The cost-per-KG is 10-20% of the competition. This isn't me speculating wildly, everyone with even passing familiarity with the industry knows this.
  • mbesto 3y ago
    > This isn't me speculating wildly, everyone with even passing familiarity with the industry knows this. I never questioned their market dominance, I questioned their overall company profitability. The cost of building a rocket can be easily fudged to create whatever financial picture you want. Not to mention Elon Musk is notorious for doing this. Unless you have access to their financial statements, all of this conjecture. > The cost-per-KG is 10-20% of the competition. Uhh might wanna check your source, from Wikipedia: "These varying cost and requirements makes market analysis imprecise."...