Overall, the rocket launching part of SpaceX is making a loss. Starship R&D is, despite being cheaper than traditional old space development, still *very* expen

Overall, the rocket launching part of SpaceX is making a loss. Starship R&D is, despite being cheaper than traditional old space development, still *very* expensive. If Starship wasn't being developed (either because it worked and replaced Falcon or just if they stop), they wouldn't be making a loss on rockets.