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re: Elon Musk says he can build a rocket to get you anywhere on Earth in an hour
Posted on 9/29/17 at 2:08 pm to OMLandshark
Posted on 9/29/17 at 2:08 pm to OMLandshark
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It costs 10K per pound currently to get into space.
No. It costs $10k per pound to get into orbit. Suborbital is way easier, takes way less energy, and is way cheaper. He's not talking about putting people into orbit. He's talking about lobbing people, at most, halfway around the world and smashing them onto any spot on the planet in under an hour.
This post was edited on 9/29/17 at 2:10 pm
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Posted on 9/29/17 at 2:49 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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It costs $10k per pound to get into orbit. Suborbital is way easier, takes way less energy, and is way cheaper. He's not talking about putting people into orbit. He's talking about lobbing people, at most, halfway around the world and smashing them onto any spot on the planet in under an hour.
This is the part most are missing.
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