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24 posted on 09/05/2024 11:21:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)

“Due to continued design improvements, this Falcon 9 carried its highest ever payload of 17.5 tons of useful load to a useful orbit” [early 2024] (that’s with a propulsive landing)

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1762019803630563800

(the cargo Dragon has a payload capacity to the ISS of about 3645 pounds; the entire development cost of the Falcon 9 has been under $400 million)

(the Space Shuttle’s payload capacity to LEO was just a nudge above 30 tons; to the ISS, 12 tons; per launch cost was about $500 million)

25 posted on 09/05/2024 11:45:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)

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