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How Much Does a Starship Launch Cost?

The marginal cost of a launch is at least 50 million dollars and maybe 100 million dollars. Every explosion costs 100 million dollars. Without a rocket like that, humanity cannot be a spacefaring civilization and a multi-planet species.

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Elon Musk x Nelk Boys | Ep. 53 ·

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