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If this ends up happening, does it mean SpaceX will have single-handedly drop the price of commercial space transportation by about 2 orders of magnitude during
by devx 13y ago
If this ends up happening, does it mean SpaceX will have single-handedly drop the price of commercial space transportation by about 2 orders of magnitude during its first decade of life?
I know they were saying initially when they came out with the first one that it costs about an order of magnitude less than competition, and if they can re-use the same rocket, that should reduce costs by at least an order of magnitude again.
After this they "only" need to make one with a fusion reactor, to reduce transportation (to Mars or asteroids) by another order of magnitude [1]. That's when the true space (or rather solar system) era will begin.
1 - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/10/nasa_fusion_engine_fast_mars_trip/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/10/nasa_fusion_engine_f...