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Comment by scottyah | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]scottyah · 2026-11-15 Sun 08:24 UTC · link
Are you adjusting for inflation over the decades between when russia provided these services for financial gain and what falcon does now?
[−]fartfeatures · 2026-11-15 Sun 09:09 UTC · link
Also don't forget what a state their launch facilities are in. Just because they could do something before does not mean they can do it now. They haven't invested properly in their infrastructure.
[−]bumby · 2026-11-15 Sun 13:46 UTC · link
Wouldn’t this imply the SpaceX costs need to adjust for the infrastructure they didn’t pay for? Not slighting them, just acknowledging an apples to apples comparison is hard