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Re:SpaceX cleared for US military launches by engi_nerd on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @01:47PM (#9613079)
Well keep in mind that we are still in a low production rate situation. Production will ramp up greatly in the next few years, driving costs down further.
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Re:SpaceX cleared for US military launches by seanflyon on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @02:38PM (#9613444)
I'm pretty sure those costs are estimates based on a high production rate.
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Re:SpaceX cleared for US military launches by engi_nerd on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @03:05PM (#9613596)
The costs I gave are the costs as contracted for LRIP lot 8, which consists of 43 aircraft. There are two more LRIP batches after LRIP 8, and then full rate production begins.
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