Thread by @FrankLeeSG

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I'd be curious to know where they got that number. I believe that $55M should be in the ballpark of the cost of a single Falcon 9 launch, not a per seat price when 4-7 passengers on a flight. Starship will be at least an order of magnitude cheaper.

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The big takeaway for me is that SpaceX is interested into getting into space tourism. If they do, I don't see how will be able to compete with SpaceX on price. @elonmusk 's goal is to eventually offer tickets to Mars for the price of a house after all.

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Even if offers a 'simpler experience', Starship is designed to compete with airline tickets in Earth-to-Earth flights, so I'm skeptical that a comparatively tiny company like can compete with SpaceX on price.

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And even if can offer a 'simpler experience' at a lower price point, and thereby go after a lower market segment, there's the issue of trust and brand. Would you rather ride a rocket from SpaceX, the leading commercial launch services provider that's done dozens of...

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successful flights, and that's led by the one and only Elon Musk? Or would you rather ride a vehicle of the comparatively tiny , that's done a lot less flights, and has a lot more to prove?

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Bottom line is that SpaceX's has a dominating lead in Space technology, which is only increasing. Given that SpaceX has shown plans to get into space tourism, I'm skeptical that can compete and survive long term.