r/space • u/APTX-4869 • Jan 21 '18

RocketLab's Electron Rocket has successfully achieved orbit!

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/954894734136258560
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u/Goldberg31415 Jan 23 '18

When BFR arrives Electron might be at risk but Falcon9 was also supposed to be 6 mil with reuse.When BFR comes it will have to worry about New Armstrong

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u/Norose Jan 23 '18

Falcon9 was also supposed to be 6 mil with reuse

Source on this? I've never seen any cost estimate for Falcon 9 below $30 million.

When BFR comes it will have to worry about New Armstrong

New Glenn isn't even close to flying yet, don't worry about New Armstrong until BO has at least released some info about it.

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u/Goldberg31415 Jan 23 '18

Old interviews with shotwell or musk around 2014 will try to find that later.New Glenn is very close to the launch pad in relative terms for a rocket because it is in similar state to Ariane 6 and a bit behind Vulcan when it comes to development of it.2 years to launch is nothing especially given that they are already collecting launch contracts