Thanks for the link, continuing discussion over there.
FWIW, looks like the pricing droped 75% or so from inital post, was $2.25 million for 150kg. Extra mass $5k per kg vs $15k.
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FWIW, looks like the pricing droped 75% or so from inital post, was $2.25 million for 150kg. Extra mass $5k per kg vs $15k.
"Intuitive Machines, a company with a NASA contract to fly payloads to the moon in 2021, announced Oct. 2 it has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of its lunar lander."
Another NASA satellite launch - DART:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasas-first-planetary-defense-mission-target-gets-a-new-name
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasas-first-planetary-defense-mission-target-gets-a-new-name
And more for SpaceX:
SpaceX, ULA to launch C-band satellites for SES - SpaceNews
And a bunch of little ones:
Swarm works with Exolaunch to fly 24 SpaceBees on SpaceX Falcon 9 - SpaceNews
SpaceX, ULA to launch C-band satellites for SES - SpaceNews
And a bunch of little ones:
Swarm works with Exolaunch to fly 24 SpaceBees on SpaceX Falcon 9 - SpaceNews
2 more SES launches to MEO with 11 O3b mPower satellites:
SES taps SpaceX for two additional Falcon 9 launches - SpaceNews
SES taps SpaceX for two additional Falcon 9 launches - SpaceNews
More launches from Intelsat:
Intelsat Finalizes Satellite and Launch Vehicle Contracts for U.S. C-band Spectrum Transition | Intelsat
Intelsat Finalizes Satellite and Launch Vehicle Contracts for U.S. C-band Spectrum Transition | Intelsat
Another NASA launch. For October 2024 though...
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-imap-mission
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-imap-mission
Yes indeed. As I predicted, SpaceX is leveraging its commercial capabilities to get into the lucrative defense contracting business. On behalf of all US taxpayers, I say Thank You. I suspect SpaceX’s defense division will be formidable in five years.
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