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SpaceX's Falcon 9 has compressed the cost per kilogram to orbit from approximately $20,000 to the $2,000–$3,000 range through first-stage vertical recovery and reuse.
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7/7/2026
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The 100,000-Satellite Limit: Why Astronomers Are Drawing a Line in Earth's Orbit
hackernewshackernews7/4/2026
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