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minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-215 hours agoJust FYI the rockets won’t be expensive if this plan ends up working. The only way this works beyond a tech demo, is if Starship works. If Starship works as planned (big if), the marginal cost to orbit will round down to the cost of fuel to launch over the lifetime of the rocket. Starship being fully reusable and working is going to be a mind boggling change in what access to space looks like and means.
Just FYI the rockets won’t be expensive if this plan ends up working.
The only way this works beyond a tech demo, is if Starship works.
If Starship works as planned (big if), the marginal cost to orbit will round down to the cost of fuel to launch over the lifetime of the rocket.
Starship being fully reusable and working is going to be a mind boggling change in what access to space looks like and means.