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Re:SpaceX gets $886M from FCC to subsidize Starlink in 35 st... by bumby on Monday December 07, 2020 @09:42PM (#25341020)
>reduced launch cost by an order of magnitude

Which specific launches are you referring to? Some of the Space Force launch costs have gotten quite bloated for SpaceX as well

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Re:SpaceX gets $886M from FCC to subsidize Starlink in 35 st... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @10:11AM (#25346155)
The Space Force is getting $300M in infrastructure and a launch for $316M.
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Re:SpaceX gets $886M from FCC to subsidize Starlink in 35 st... by bumby on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:15PM (#25348219)
Yes, but I was actually poking at the "order of magnitude" more inexpensive statement. I'm a cheerleader for SpaceX, but sometimes people overextend.

"United Launch Alliance, was awarded $337 million to launch two missions comparable to the one awarded to SpaceX"

https://spacenews.com/spacex-explains-why-the-u-s-space-forc....

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