tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post8335787057129660666..comments2024-03-29T09:47:04.022-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : For Space Nerds, This is Yuuge!Comrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-11126922794664592252016-08-08T16:02:22.727-04:002016-08-08T16:02:22.727-04:00Given that the list price of a SpaceX launch is $6...Given that the list price of a SpaceX launch is $62M total, I call BS on the notion that the first stage alone costs $60M. Figure that it's roughly half the cost of a launch, or around $31M, with fuel and the second stage and the payload shroud and operational costs (people to set it up and launch it) being the remainder of the cost. That said, bringing the cost down by $30M (figuring it takes $1M to recondition/recertify the 1st stage) would still be huge.<br />BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-83961654058879621952016-08-03T14:15:31.254-04:002016-08-03T14:15:31.254-04:00Very nice! :-) Very nice! :-) Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com