These great hollow globes of artificial super-metals, and artificial transparent adamant, ranged in size from the earliest and smallest structures, which were no bigger than a very small asteroid, to spheres considerably larger than the Earth. (Olaf Stapledon, STAR MAKER)
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Heavy Lift
What is the cost of going to space? What are the differences between the advertised costs of various launch vehicles? The answer breaks down into a complex interplay between engineering, politics and public relations.
The cost per vehicle type is depicted above. Below, the hypothetical launch costs of various future vehicles.
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Unless I'm missing something, it looks like SpaceX FTW.
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