New Realities With Spacex
SpaceX has just orbited a payload (AW&ST Oct. 6, p. 41), and there is a good chance it will meet its goal to lower the launch cost to $1,000 per pound to low Earth orbit, 10% of the present cost. It is time to reoptimize design to exploit this. Spacecraft are built with a strong drive for weight...
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