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Re:SpaceX will now let you book a rocket launch online start... by JshWright on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:08PM (#22260317)
SpaceX is bundling more payloads together, so they get better economies of scale (plus the reuse thing).
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Re:SpaceX will now let you book a rocket launch online start... by jcims on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:18PM (#22260428)
Given that rocketlab is now tinkering with reuse, they may be able to bring those costs down even more.
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Re:SpaceX will now let you book a rocket launch online start... by SEJeff on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:41PM (#22260674)
Given that space is tinkering with Starship and Superheavy, they will be able to bring their costs massively down. It will just take them a few more years most likely.

In reality, the cheaper access to space opens up so many more opportunities for new customers. When it is affordable for a college to send up some cubesats for research, they're going to do it.

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