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Comment by ericd | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]ericd · 2026-11-15 Sun 04:49 UTC · link
Starship is a lot cheaper than it looks, because they're mass manufacturing the engines. They're targeting $250k per Raptor 3. The RS-25 used on NASA's SLS/Space Shuttle costs about $100M to make currently, comparable thrust.