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> Starship is designed to be able to launch bulk cargo into LEO in >100 T chunks for <$10m per launch, So, for the cost of a single SLS launch ($4B), Starship
by pfdietz 2y ago
> Starship is designed to be able to launch bulk cargo into LEO in >100 T chunks for <$10m per launch,
So, for the cost of a single SLS launch ($4B), Starship would be able to put the mass of the battleship USS Texas into orbit.
If the cost is reduced to $1M/launch, it could put the mass of four Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carriers into orbit.