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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by gibolt on Saturday May 30, 2020 @06:21PM (#23365310)
It get even more exciting when you consider that $110M is the cost to NASA. The cost to SpaceX could quickly reach an order of magnitude lower as it becomes more frequent and reused. As a bonus, the increased profits pay for the next ship, dropping costs even further.
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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by chiph on Saturday May 30, 2020 @08:24PM (#23366081)
An order of magnitude is a stretch, I think. But a 25% savings is probably pretty doable, which drops the cost to $82.5M. Consider that Richard Garriott allegedly paid $30M for his trip to the ISS, so if you have three passengers and one crew, you're turning a profit of $7.5M
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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by gibolt on Saturday May 30, 2020 @09:06PM (#23366315)
Nope, way less than that. A single expendable rocket may have that margin, although I'd expect even better. Accounting for 5 flight of a si glen booster and capsule, that cost drops precipitously to at least 60-70% percent savings.
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