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To: SauronOfMordor
And when Starship finally works, it will GREATLY reduce cost per ton to orbit.

Yes ... if you have enough "stuff" to fill the thing. There will continue to be a market for medium and small launch vehicles. Rocket Lab, for example, is doing quite well in the small launch market.

57 posted on 11/18/2023 9:41:48 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Musk needs Starship to lift his Starlink V2 satellites. Falcon can only lift the “V2 mini” version.

Starship can also act as a space station module, and a way to recover failing large satellites.

With a low enough cost-to-orbit, we can do things like another Webb Telescope.


68 posted on 11/18/2023 10:43:11 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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