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Marginal Cost of SpaceX Starship Will Be Under $5 Million

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There is path to low single million digit launch costs for fully reusable Starship. Eventually, launch prices will reach low single digit millions when some level of competition arrives to make SpaceX lower its margins on launch. This would be less than $20 million for a partially expendable Starship. It would enable SpaceX to launch 200 tons to low earth orbit.

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Marginal Cost of SpaceX Starship Will Be Under $5 Million

Bellik Ozan talked to Ellie in Space about SpaceX Starship costs. Bellik makes the case that SpaceX could modify the Super Heavy Starship for the same reuse as the Falcon 9. Throw away the upper stage with three Raptor engines instead of one Merlin engine in the Falcon 9 second stage. This would enable SpaceX ...

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