Admiral Thrawn - 6/8/2006 10:45 PMI'm interested to know how SpaceX is being funded...
...and in what position they are financially.
I read recently that Elon stated the company was operating at a profit, even though they've only launched one rocket and it was a failure, with the loss of a customer's product.
As they're a private company, do they release financial statements or any other related documentation to the public?
Admiral Thrawn - 6/8/2006 10:45 PMI'm interested to know how SpaceX is being funded and in what position they are financially. I read recently that Elon stated the company was operating at a profit, even though they've only launched one rocket and it was a failure, with the loss of a customer's product.
Admiral Thrawn - 8/8/2006 10:19 PMThe only other person I've spoken to who can't access the site is also on Telstra cable. Any idea what could be causing the problem?
publiusr - 17/10/2006 2:19 PMThe Ares (Falcon) HLV (not the Ares V HLLV) spaceplane was largely nixed--so small payloads are perhaps more in Musk's reach.
Comga - 17/10/2006 10:13 PMQuotepubliusr - 17/10/2006 2:19 PMThe Ares (Falcon) HLV (not the Ares V HLLV) spaceplane was largely nixed--so small payloads are perhaps more in Musk's reach.Eh? What? Could you explain this? Ares 1 is not Falcon 1, and neither is an HLV which I thought meant Heavy Launch Vehicle or Horizontal Launch Vehicle. The Ares V, which is a Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle is not a spaceplane, at least not the NSAS RS-68 plus solid rockets powered Ares V I know of. THe rest I can't even guess at.
aero313 - 18/10/2006 5:12 PMQuoteComga - 17/10/2006 10:13 PMQuotepubliusr - 17/10/2006 2:19 PMThe Ares (Falcon) HLV (not the Ares V HLLV) spaceplane was largely nixed--so small payloads are perhaps more in Musk's reach.Eh? What? Could you explain this? ,snip..There seems to be a lot of unfortunate reuse of program names lately. <snip>.
Comga - 17/10/2006 10:13 PMQuotepubliusr - 17/10/2006 2:19 PMThe Ares (Falcon) HLV (not the Ares V HLLV) spaceplane was largely nixed--so small payloads are perhaps more in Musk's reach.Eh? What? Could you explain this? ,snip..
Comga - 21/10/2006 2:28 PMThanks for the refersher on recent history. I still don't understand the last part of your statement "so small payloads are perhaps more in Musk's reach."
Danderman - 22/10/2006 12:37 PMI don't believe that Elon plans for the Falcon I to be a big money maker for SpaceX, I believe that it is more of a technology test bed. However, given that its launch price is cheaper than virtually all of the vehicles mentioned above, it is not inconceivable that the Falcon I could "retire" many of the competitors. There is another dynamic at play here: as most small launcher are extremly expensive per pound orbited, a significantly cheaper new supplier could serve to enlarge the market.
Although the Russian LVs will always be cheap, there are non-monetary costs associated with Russian launches, ...
AirLaunch does not actually exist, ...
Vega is > $20 million per launch, the MV is so expensive that not even the Japanese can afford it, ...
...and the Minuteman deririvatives have very low payload capability.
That kind of leaves Falcon I vs Pegasus. My prediction is that Pegasus disappears within 12 months of Elon stringing together 2 successful Falcon launches.
Vega is > $20 million per launch
mr.columbus - 22/10/2006 3:08 PMQuoteVega is > $20 million per launchVega also has about 4 times the cargo capacity than Falcon 1 has.
Danderman - 22/10/2006 11:37 AMI don't believe that Elon plans for the Falcon I to be a big money maker for SpaceX, I believe that it is more of a technology test bed. However, given that its launch price is cheaper than virtually all of the vehicles mentioned above, it is not inconceivable that the Falcon I could "retire" many of the competitors. There is another dynamic at play here: as most small launcher are extremly expensive per pound orbited, a significantly cheaper new supplier could serve to enlarge the market. Although the Russian LVs will always be cheap, there are non-monetary costs associated with Russian launches, AirLaunch does not actually exist, Vega is > $20 million per launch, the MV is so expensive that not even the Japanese can afford it, and the Minuteman deririvatives have very low payload capability. That kind of leaves Falcon I vs Pegasus. My prediction is that Pegasus disappears within 12 months of Elon stringing together 2 successful Falcon launches.
edkyle99 - 22/10/2006 4:13 PMAs I understand it, Minotaur is limited to noncommercial Department of Defense R&D missions that comply with Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty limits.