Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
@teslaownersSV · May 3, 2026
Everyone obsesses over Starship's height and thrust.
The number that actually matters: cost per kg to orbit.
Falcon 9 brought it from ~$54,500 (Shuttle era) to ~$1,500. Starship targets <$100.
A 500x reduction in 25 years. That's the curve enabling Mars, lunar bases and or
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Any technology invention can be assessed in terms of how it improves fundamental metrics.
It is impossible to become a multiplanet civilization without reusable rockets, just as it would have been impossible to colonize America with expendable boats.
01:43 AM · May 4, 2026 · 253.2K views
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