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Building Factories in Space

by ivankirigin on 1/14/21, 3:17 PM with 1 comments

  • by ivankirigin on 1/14/21, 3:19 PM

    Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc9CogVgXN8

    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.