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https://www.aei.org/articles/moores-law-meet-musks-law-the-underappreciated-story-of-spacex-and-the-stunning-decline-in-launch-costs/ https://www.aei.org/articl

• bdjsiqoocwk 2y ago
  Lots of words, but the numbers are made up. The vast vast majority of the costs is fuel, and that can't be changed by tech. It's just physics.
  • ceejayoz 2y ago
    > The vast vast majority of the costs is fuel... That's a silly assertion. Fuel can only cost so much. Starship is about as large as a 747; Falcon is quite a bit smaller. Neither is completely full of fuel, but fully fueling a 747 takes a couple hundred grand. Even if Starship is 100% fuel, you're talking about $1M or so max. Less than even one of the engines.