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binary_spaniard t1_jdk1uek wrote

> If Neutron is priced at $50M for a 15 tonne LEO payload, that's $3.3/kg.

It is $50M for the 13 tonne configuration.

> SpaceX has largely recouped their development costs so they can afford to compete with Rocketlab on price.

SpaceX has invested at least 10 billions in Starship, including Raptor, getting funding is getting harder and it is likely that its commercial operations don't start this year.

SpaceX is not lowering prices until they don't have other option.

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binary_spaniard t1_ja07ihm wrote

> Nothing about Shuttle should be repeated.

Like a crew launch system without emergency escape mechanism? It is going to be hard to get NASA to accept one if there are alternatives.

What I mean is that Starship, like the Shuttle, doesn't satisfy that requirement that NASA put on Commercial Crew.

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binary_spaniard t1_j7uawag wrote

Reply to comment by Nopengnogain in KD to the Suns by Bigpie0u812

But then Kyrie Irving, who wasn't playing because he refused to vaccinate, burnt sage in the locker room and Harden got pissed and treated Kyrie like he was crazy and Harden did passive aggressive comments about lack of accountability and commitment to win by everyone.

And KD sided with Kyrie.

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binary_spaniard t1_j28u374 wrote

Israel has paid a dedicated launch for a 400 kg satellite. This is almost a record

Probably due to the orbit retrograde LEO with 140º: this may explain the dedicated launch. They had plenty of spare capacity and the booster went back to launch site.

IXPE was a similar situation that only used 20-30% of the capacity for the equatorial orbit.

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binary_spaniard t1_ixjcfxa wrote

Bachelor in Exercise science and Sports, Surgeon, and athlete. He had [a wikipedia page before being named astronaut.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McFall_(athlete%29#Medals)

You can read about it in his ESA page, surgeon and Trauma and Orthopaedic Specialist

At the same time I think that he is the only one in the non-reserve group that doesn't speak French, so there is that. Were the French weird about it again?

Also the article has his age wrong. He is 41 not 31.

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