The projection of decreasing launch costs is really exciting. From $5K/kg to $3K with sights on $50-$100. Huge implications! If launch is $1M, you will spend that much to design your satellite. At $50K launch, you spend less.
I couldn't help but think of this analogous to web tech. It used to cost millions to launch a dotcom. When it came down, we found a Cambrian explosion of startups and the web really got going.
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The projection of decreasing launch costs is really exciting. From $5K/kg to $3K with sights on $50-$100. Huge implications! If launch is $1M, you will spend that much to design your satellite. At $50K launch, you spend less.
I couldn't help but think of this analogous to web tech. It used to cost millions to launch a dotcom. When it came down, we found a Cambrian explosion of startups and the web really got going.