Re: How can Boeing and LockMart compete with SpaceX?

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:38:49 GMT, "Alan Erskine"
<alan.erskine@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Price for an LEO launch of the Falcon Heavy (29+ tonne payload) is just
$94.5 million - Delta IV Heavy is currently $250 million + with a smaller
payload.

NASA was quoted well over $400 million for a Delta IV-H. (So much for
cost savings versus Titan IV...)

http://www.spacex.com/falcon9_heavy.php also quotes a price for "TLI
missions" - why do I get the feeling that Elon Musk want's to be the 13th
person on the Moon... The F9H would get a 3-3.5 tonne payload onto the
surface.

He has to make a rocket that works first. Any rocket. Just get one
into orbit, and no song-and-dance about how *almost* working is cause
for celebration.


Brian


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