Re: Could Falcon 9 compete with the Stick?
- From: John Schilling <schillin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 10 Sep 2005 21:41:30 -0700
In article <O1%Te.630$De1.426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Chris Hall says...
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>SpaceX appears to have leap-frogged the Falcon 5 and gone to the 9 which
>is an EELV class RLV. I know Falcon 1 has yet to fly, but Falcon 9 has a
>customer and the prices do seem cheap compared to any likely SDLV. With
>base model doing 9 tons to LEO for $27M, and heavy sending ~25 tons to
>LEO for $78M (these are pretty comprehensive prices, including range,
>insurance, integration), doesn't this look attractive? That is, if it
>all works.
This can't possibly compete with the Stick, because it can't possibly
carry out the mission. A mere $78E6 will not suffice to employ a thousand
or two man-years of NASA and contractor engineering talent per flight.
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