EscapingProgress Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/414134-the-new-space-race-privatization-drives-competition/ "Last year, SpaceX became the first private company to transport cargo to the International Space Station. To demonstrate the lowered costs, SpaceX has said it can transport an astronaut to the Space Station for $20 million compared to $70 million for a trip on Russia's Soyuz rocket, reported The Guardian. On Dec. 3, SpaceX successfully launched a major communications satellite into orbit for the Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES. SpaceX charged about $60 million. A French company founded in the 198os, Arianespace, charges about $260 million for the same service, according to Popular Mechanics. SES Chief Technology Officer Martin Malliwell told Discovery News: “This is really rocking the industry… Everybody is going to have to look to their cost base and are going to have to change their attitude. Currently SpaceX is developing reusable rockets that can return to Earth without burning up in the atmosphere. If successful, the price of a mission could be cut to $200,000."
Lians Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Without government who will pay for space exploration?!?! Road construction companies! They're sure to generate billions in profit given people's interest in roads.
Mike Fleming Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 SpaceX also intends to compete for the lucrative business of launching the U.S. military's communications and spy satellites, a service now exclusively provided by a partnership of aerospace giants Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Also making evil more affordable unfortunately.
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