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> Rocket reuse began in 2017, and their pricing per kg has fallen by about half since then. The Falcon 9 price per launch was increased from $62M to $67M in 20
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
> Rocket reuse began in 2017, and their pricing per kg has fallen by about half since then.
The Falcon 9 price per launch was increased from $62M to $67M in 2022. As far as I'm aware, that is the only time the Falcon 9 price ever changed.
- didgeoridoo 2y agoI’m seeing sources all over the place on this, so you could indeed be right. What are your thoughts on the source & quote below? > Since SpaceX began flying the Falcon 9 rocket in 2009, the cost of launch per pound has decreased from $10,000 per kilogram to roughly $2,500. Starship promises to lower the cost of launch even further. Today, the per kilogram cost of a Falcon 9 launch is $1520. Starship’s larger size would allow it to drop that down by 40% to $970 https://georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2023/04/20/t-minus-6-seconds-starship-and-humanitys-next-major-step-into-space/ https://georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2023/04/20/t-min...
- bryanlarsen 2y agoCost of launch has likely indeed dropped dramatically. But cost != price. Price has stayed roughly constant and SpaceX's profit margin has dramatically increased.