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George Whitesides: “SpaceX is now very close, if not below, with their standard…”

Featuring: George Whitesides, Democratic | U.S. House, California, District 27

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Space and other tech to improve the human condition with George Whitesides ex-CEO of Virgin Galactic

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

And so, you know, when I was young, it cost 10 to $100,000 per kilogram to send something into orbit, right? And, you know, SpaceX is now very close, if not below, with their standard launch vehicle, like $1,000 per kilogram [to send something into orbit]. But Starship could push it, like another factor of 10 down. So $100 per kilogram. So, like, literally, you could go to space for whatever few thousand bucks. (00:26–00:37)

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Asserts that SpaceX's standard launch vehicle costs approximately $1,000 per kilogram to send something into orbit.

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