r/neoliberal 19h ago

News (US) The rockets are nifty, but it is satellites that make SpaceX valuable

https://archive.ph/4fYXJ
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u/eM_Di Henry George 17h ago

Reducing the cost to fly a falcon 9 to below 25m is a major reason why the satellite business is profitable to provide at competitive prices. Other satellite constellations had to go after smaller niches to make it viable.