TheOne@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSpaceX launches starship Mega-Rocket and catches its booster in midair on first try.www.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down122
arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX launches starship Mega-Rocket and catches its booster in midair on first try.www.smithsonianmag.comTheOne@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squaredeltapi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoI think you’ve got too many zeros on your price estimate, no? The tower is huge, but there’s no way it costs five hundred million dollars.
minus-squaredeltapi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAre you including the R&D costs? Best estimates I’ve seen for a mechzilla put labour and materials between 65-95 million USD
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I think you’ve got too many zeros on your price estimate, no? The tower is huge, but there’s no way it costs five hundred million dollars.
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Are you including the R&D costs? Best estimates I’ve seen for a mechzilla put labour and materials between 65-95 million USD