SpaceX's target cost is talking about a long-term goal when the R&D costs are amortized by the number of launches. Ie. talking about the costs in 2040 (earliest) when they've had about 10 years of experience of regular Mars flights.
Pretty sure that their costs for sending the first few humans to Mars are on similar orders of magnitude to Govt plans.
What they outlined in their presentation was a long-term vision. We should be comparing to their "Red Dragon" efforts.
Pretty sure that their costs for sending the first few humans to Mars are on similar orders of magnitude to Govt plans.
What they outlined in their presentation was a long-term vision. We should be comparing to their "Red Dragon" efforts.