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Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by agildehaus on Sunday August 14, 2016 @05:38AM (#12284996)
It doesn't make much business sense to pass along ALL the efficiency savings directly to your customers.

30% reduction in launch costs will be hugely welcomed and SpaceX will be able to do lots with the additional revenue.

Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by davej on Sunday August 14, 2016 @06:02AM (#12285041)
Perhaps I misunderstood what Gwynne was saying. I thought that "launch costs" would be the cost of launching a rocket for SpaceX, rather than the price that they set for customers.

Perhaps your correct though, the quote is a bit ambiguous.

Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by codesterling on Sunday August 14, 2016 @10:05AM (#12285596)
"It's saving 90% in launch costs, but we're only passing 30% of the savings along to the customer" doesn't sound very good in a press release.
Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by mulcahey on Sunday August 14, 2016 @06:01AM (#12285039)
Plus their launch backlog is already pretty full since they are undercutting all the incumbent providers... no sense in decreasing their margins if the current prices are very competitive.