
“There and back.”
— Elon Musk
By Larry Chiang
The economics of landing a rocket vertically.
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Tom Standage (@tomstandage) |
Why @SpaceX‘s reusable first stage is such a big deal:
Cost of Falcon 9 rocket: ~$55m Cost of first stage alone: ~$40m Cost of fuel: ~$200K |
The excel spreadsheet for SpaceX probably looks amazing #EBITDA