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Comment by peterfirefly | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]peterfirefly · 2026-11-14 Sat 22:19 UTC · link
If the fuel (+ oxidizer) ends up costing as much as 1% of the cost of launching a conventional single-use rocket then the people behind it will be very happy. That means that their rocket (+ cost of ground facilities + all the people prepping the rocket and monitoring the launch) is very cheap.

The fuel (+ oxidizer) is basically free compared to all the other costs.