TheOne@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSpaceX launches starship Mega-Rocket and catches its booster in midair on first try.www.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down122
arrow-up1207arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squaredeltapi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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-up1·2 months agoAre you including the R&D costs? Best estimates I’ve seen for a mechzilla put labour and materials between 65-95 million USD
minus-squareCrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.worklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoTrying again doesn’t necessarily mean trying again right away.
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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
Trying again doesn’t necessarily mean trying again right away.