The first mobile launcher was built and modified for an estimated $300 to $500 million.
If memory serves, $500 million was the amount Musk and some venture cap investors spent to develop the working Falcon 9 launch system from scratch. Thanks Voption.
If memory serves, $500 million was the amount Musk and some venture cap investors spent to develop the working Falcon 9 launch system from scratch. Thanks Voption.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the figure.
Musk also said in a recent interview they spent about $500 million on Falcon Heavy development, and he didn’t seem proud about it. Way too much.
As another comparison, Boeing is estimated to have spent $32 billion on 787 development.