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Elon Musk's SpaceX Offers Low-Cost Rockets

Posted by michael on from the everyday-low-prices dept.

HobbySpacer writes "The cover article of the latest issue of Aviation Week looks at SpaceX and how its Falcon line of rockets threatens to shake up the space launch industry. Founded by Elon Musk, who also started PayPal, SpaceX is developing the Falcon I (first flight this summer) and Falcon V (first flight in 2005) that will cost as little as 20-30% of what competitors like Orbital Sciences and Boeing charge for comparable vehicles."

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  1. Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ive always wanted to rocket into space at an affordable price and parachute down.

    I cant see any problems with this plan.

  2. minus paragraphs, minus line breaks... by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 4, Funny
    *SCREEEEEEEEEEEEECH*

    *BAM!*

    Damn! That dense block of unbroken text just jumped out right in front of me. Thank goodness my browser has airbags.

    Everyone else OK?

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  3. They make rockets? by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 4, Funny
    I splash on a little Elon Musk every morning after shaving.

    It makes me smell sweet and alluring.

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  4. Discount Rockets by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's just a matter of time before we have ads like this on the toob:

    Save! Save! Save!

    Save 20% to 50% off other leading brands of rockets at SpaceX Rocket-O-Rama! Come on down and bring the whole family, first 25 in the door get a free gift pack of Sunscreen, SpaceX Sunhat and Binoculars. Be the first on your block to put a mouse, dog, rabbit, chicken or chimpanzee into orbit! (Children not recommended) Why settle for mini-cams around your house, when you can monitor security from space, or watch your neighbor's house or the whole town! Always know where your spouse or kids are! Act now, launch windows are going fast!

    it's going to be just like the Jetsons...

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  5. A Rocket Scientist? by amigoro · · Score: 4, Funny
    So a Rocket Scientist created paypal, huh?

    That explains a lot.

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  6. Re:It is reusable by pegr · · Score: 4, Funny

    And all that for less than 100 million $. For that kind of money, NASA could probably produce a really nice paper study, but nothing that gets off the ground.

    You could climb up on the paper...

  7. BAD Idea Boeing is actually well armed by greywar · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The SpaceX Falcon rocket project will specifically target Boeing..." BAD Idea Boeing is actually well armed.