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binary_spaniard t1_jdmf38d wrote
Reply to comment by FTR_1077 in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official
SpaceX has invested at least 10 billions in Starship related expenses, without having any revenue there. That's way more than any Falcon estimated profit.
Plus all those Starlink satellites are not cheap.
binary_spaniard t1_jdk211k wrote
Reply to comment by sometimes-wondering in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official
Because 99% of people hasn't heard of Peter Beck.
binary_spaniard t1_jdk1uek wrote
Reply to comment by pm_me_ur_ephemerides in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official
> 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.
binary_spaniard t1_ja07ihm wrote
Reply to comment by ithappenedone234 in NASA's Artemis moon program receives salute from Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin (video) by kevindavis338
> 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.
binary_spaniard t1_j9zv67x wrote
Reply to comment by ithappenedone234 in NASA's Artemis moon program receives salute from Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin (video) by kevindavis338
Starship by design is hard to crew rate with current standards, like the Space Shuttle, Starship would not satisfy the requirements that Crew Dragon and Starliner have to satisfy. At least without serious changes.
EDIT: The biggest the escape system.
binary_spaniard t1_j7utflw wrote
Reply to comment by txa1265 in KD to the Suns by Bigpie0u812
And Kevin Durant sided with Kyrie instead of Harden. Don't forget that.
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.
binary_spaniard t1_j5vyxes wrote
Reply to comment by __WanderLust_ in Rocket Lab launches 3 satellites in first mission from U.S. soil by Robb4848
binary_spaniard t1_j5teh2c wrote
Reply to comment by ChefExellence in Rocket Lab launches 3 satellites in first mission from U.S. soil by Robb4848
Like Astra can pay for many engines if they don't sell launches.
binary_spaniard t1_j28u374 wrote
Reply to SpaceX launches Israeli reconnaissance satellite and lands rocket, marking 61st and final flight of 2022 by marketrent
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.
binary_spaniard t1_ixjcles wrote
Reply to comment by nameyname12345 in Europe names world's first disabled astronaut | European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever "parastronaut" in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. by yourSAS
Can you run 100m in less than 13 seconds? He was able.
binary_spaniard t1_ixjcfxa wrote
Reply to Europe names world's first disabled astronaut | European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever "parastronaut" in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. by yourSAS
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.
binary_spaniard t1_iwzm39a wrote
Reply to comment by luckydice767 in ‘I feel like a migrant worker’: Gianni Infantino hits out at World Cup criticism | World Cup 2022 by SounderBruce
And now he is bald.
binary_spaniard t1_jdw445o wrote
Reply to comment by Anthony_Pelchat in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official
Falcon Heavy does direct GEO insertions that Starship won't do until orbital refueling is available and even then, it will be more expensive than most people expect.