llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 24 days agoFalcon 9 reaches a flight rate 30 times higher than shuttle at 1/100th the costarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down13
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkFalcon 9 reaches a flight rate 30 times higher than shuttle at 1/100th the costarstechnica.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·24 days ago15 million per rocket launch is actually really not bad at all. If it can fit 40 satellites, then that’s $375,000 per satellite. And if it can fit 60 satellites, then that’s $250,000 per satellite.
15 million per rocket launch is actually really not bad at all. If it can fit 40 satellites, then that’s $375,000 per satellite. And if it can fit 60 satellites, then that’s $250,000 per satellite.