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Their wordsA dollar spent on mass optimization no longer buys a dollar saved on launch cost.
Their wordsNo, Artemis is still trapped in a pre-Starship paradigm where each kilogram costs a million dollars and we must aggressively descope our ambition.
Their wordsAt the same time, launch costs drop as low as $50/kg, roughly 100x lower than the present.
Their wordsEither the incumbent space industry adapts to Starship by finding ways to produce much more space hardware for much lower cost, or dozens of other new companies, unbound by tradition, entrenched interests, and high organizational overhead, will permanently take their business.