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danielravennest t1_ixz0u5w wrote

Reply to comment by YaAbsolyutnoNikto in Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think by Sorin61

Demand for transportation already existed before railroads. It was handled by horses and wagons on land, and sailing ships on the water.

What I am hoping is the SpaceX Starship will induce demand by lowering cost to orbit. Once the demand exists, people will look for ways to satisfy it even cheaper.

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SIGMA920 t1_ixzzkkw wrote

> What I am hoping is the SpaceX Starship will induce demand by lowering cost to orbit. Once the demand exists, people will look for ways to satisfy it even cheaper.

Isn't it already doing that?

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4onen t1_iy01vof wrote

The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are. The SpaceX Starship has yet to successfully fly a stacked configuration.

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SIGMA920 t1_iy02k9d wrote

Ah, even so costs are going down so that's hopeful.

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SBBurzmali t1_iy1sglg wrote

Not really, there's lots of talk about prices going down, "One tenth the price by 202X" and all that, but launch prices are still pretty much the same as they have been.

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