Comments on: SpaceX offers 10% discount for satellites launched on reused 1st stages

By: broyale

broyale — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 18:58:51 +0000

I thought I would add to this that the price reduction is most likely dictated by demand for used stages. If they reduce their prices by 30% then all their customers may want to fly on used stages. A 10% reduction may be sufficient for some customers and could be better for SpaceX’s margins after the pad explosion.

By: Localfluff

Localfluff — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:40:03 +0000

Is a used stage really more risky? I’m not sure about that. But the main point is of course cost savings. If they aren’t bigger than 10%, that’s a disappointment. Even 30% is less than a revolution. But price is not cost. They don’t need to give the value added to the customers until they have more competition, or outlook for greater demand from a low-price market and the capacity to mass produce launches.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 08:46:46 +0000

10% is not enough to take the risk of a used stage, It looks to me that we might are able to observe that cost reduction by Faclon 9’s reuse are so significant as hopped, or I am misguided by the article?

By: wodun

wodun — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 07:39:55 +0000

They have to make some money to fund everything. Maybe larger price cuts will come later as their technology matures. The previous 30% and the new 10% reduction lets us know that they are shaving off costs.