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You can potentially build a small vehicle for the cost of a reused Falcon 9, but you don't compete on the rocket market, you compete on the payload to orbit mar
by panick21_ 3y ago
You can potentially build a small vehicle for the cost of a reused Falcon 9, but you don't compete on the rocket market, you compete on the payload to orbit market.
> but if you can get two Raptors for $250M apiece...
But if your competitor builds the same rocket with 3 Raptors that is reusable your still gone lose.
- hirundo 3y agoThey're aiming for $250K per Raptor, not M. The goal is less than $1K/ton of thrust.
- panick21_ 3y agoI know but not sure what that has to do with the discussion on reusability? Sure if you have a $250K per Raptor that is mass produced then you can beat a reusable RS-25 that cost 140M.
- bryanlarsen 3y ago$250K per Raptor. Nasty typo that ruins my argument!