Comments on: XCOR announces Lynx spaceplane http://academicvc.com/2008/03/26/xcor-announces-lynx-spaceplane/ Stephen Fleming's blog about academia, venture capital, and spaceships Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:56:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Blake Perdue http://academicvc.com/2008/03/26/xcor-announces-lynx-spaceplane/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Blake Perdue Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:39:00 +0000 http://academicvc.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/xcor-announces-lynx-spaceplane/#comment-59 Cool video. It's be great if you could somehow pop out of the cockpit to enjoy being weightless. Cool video. It’s be great if you could somehow pop out of the cockpit to enjoy being weightless.

]]> By: Stephen Fleming http://academicvc.com/2008/03/26/xcor-announces-lynx-spaceplane/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Stephen Fleming Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:19:00 +0000 http://academicvc.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/xcor-announces-lynx-spaceplane/#comment-58 Less than you might think. We'll initially price to market, which means around $100K. But we're well aware that there is TREMENDOUS price elasticity downwards. And since kerosene is three bucks a gallon and liquid oxygen is cheaper than beer, our propellant costs per flight are CHEAP. <br/><br/>Gotta pay fixed costs, pilot, amortization, insurance, etc., but this is a completely different model for rocket-powered vehicles -- a model optimized for operations costs. Trust me, you'll buy a ride. :-) Less than you might think. We’ll initially price to market, which means around $100K. But we’re well aware that there is TREMENDOUS price elasticity downwards. And since kerosene is three bucks a gallon and liquid oxygen is cheaper than beer, our propellant costs per flight are CHEAP.

Gotta pay fixed costs, pilot, amortization, insurance, etc., but this is a completely different model for rocket-powered vehicles — a model optimized for operations costs. Trust me, you’ll buy a ride. :-)

]]> By: Lance http://academicvc.com/2008/03/26/xcor-announces-lynx-spaceplane/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Lance Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:51:00 +0000 http://academicvc.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/xcor-announces-lynx-spaceplane/#comment-57 Forget the worth, how much is it gonna cost me to take a little trip in this bad boy? Forget the worth, how much is it gonna cost me to take a little trip in this bad boy?

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