Re: Cheap Access to Space

On 18 Dec, 16:21, BradGuth <bradg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
At less than a tenth the NASA cost per LEO or GSO kg, China is CATS.

Of course China is going to charge outsiders a whole lot more than
whatever it's costing themselves.
- Brad Guth

I have stated that the key to low cost is consolidation &
globalization. There is one ingredient that is required for this and
that is transparancy. China may well be adopting the Ford Focus route
and this may well be the basis for costings.

However we do not have transparent figures for the Long March. You
might say the Long March to transparency. They do have a motive for
selling at below cost. Prestige + a possible loss leader.


- Ian Parker
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