According to experts, the launch of one Falcon 9 launch vehicle costs SpaceX about $50 million.
NEW YORK, February 11. /tass/. Delivery of 150 tons of cargo to low Earth orbit with the commissioning and full use of the Starship spacecraft of the American company SpaceX in three years may become cheaper than $ 10 million. This was stated on Thursday by its founder and head Elon Musk, speaking in Texas at a press conference on progress in the development of a prototype spacecraft.
"In two or three years, I think it is very likely that the entire flight will cost less than $ 10 million, and this is for 100 tons of cargo to a useful orbit, to a low orbit, the weight will be 150 tons," he said.
Musk also expressed the idea that in the future it may be much more efficient to deliver cargo across our planet over long distances using rockets than transport aircraft. "If, for example, you start from here [from Texas] to Singapore <...> most likely a direct flight takes 20 hours, and the rocket will fly in less than an hour. This means that you will be able to use a rocket 20 times more often than an airplane, and this is 20 times more efficient in terms of capital investments," said the head of SpaceX.
According to experts, the launch of one Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which is currently used in most of the company's launches, costs SpaceX about $50 million. It can deliver 15.6 tons of cargo to low Earth orbit, provided that the first stage returns to earth.
SpaceX was founded by Musk in 2002. The company is engaged in the development and manufacture of Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, reusable Dragon and Crew Dragon spacecraft, as well as the creation of the Starlink satellite communication system.
