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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by Seanambers on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @02:56PM (#33441147)
If you can drive the price ($ per ton to orbit) down, more demand will be created. Historically and right now the payload cost dwarfs the rocket costs. That will change and be reversed over time.
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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by m4rtink on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @03:08PM (#33441337)
Some very sophisticated stuff like space telescopes is much more expensive than their launch costs. But indeed, try launching stuff like propellant or shielding and the difference currently is so high its not funny.
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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by avmich on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @05:46PM (#33443335)
> Some very sophisticated stuff like space telescopes is much more expensive than their launch costs.

Today. Space telescopes are much more expensive than their Earth-bound cousins. In a large part because you can't afford failure. With cheap launches you'll send much cheaper telescopes, which will still do the same science - and they are cheaper because they are not made not to fail with very high probability.

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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by m4rtink on Friday November 04, 2022 @07:58AM (#33465158)
Agreed, still even in the future instruments will be likely more expensive than say bunch of liquid H2 for your NERVA engine & which would influence how they are being launched and moved around.
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