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I can’t wait for the time when Starship is proven and launching frequently - though there is a lot to be said about the excitement of right now, when it hasn’t

I can’t wait for the time when Starship is proven and launching frequently - though there is a lot to be said about the excitement of right now, when it hasn’t yet had a successful launch. Really got my fingers crossed for a true rapid drop in cost to launch mass to orbit.

tornato7 3y ago
I just looked it up and was stunned to see a target of $13/kg cost to orbit. That's insane. A human could go to space for under $1,000 (hand waving away the life support systems)
- nativeit 3y ago
  Just like how Concorde made air travel 10x cheaper! Oh, wait…
- solarkraft 3y ago
  Those are still Musk numbers. But even 10x of that would be quite good. Pretty crazy how nobody seems to even try to compete.
  - modeless 3y ago
    I think China is going to give it a go.
  - 93po 3y ago
    People definitely try to compete and don’t. Bezos is also spending countless billions and basically has technology from the 1960s to show for it.