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1. MrZand+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-10-22 17:29:57
> $5m (single launch of compute module, solar & radiators)

This seems absurdly low to me.

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2. gs17+po[view] [source] 2025-10-22 19:22:01
>>MrZand+(OP)
It is, unless you take Musk's hype about Starship as fact. With rockets that are actually potentially available the best price is $1500/kg to LEO, so either they're presuming the whole setup weighs in at 3-4 tons (which is less than the shielding alone) or that they can get it launched for a few orders of magnitude less than what's on the market now (and they do say they assume $30/kg).
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