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20th January 2016 | 18:30

#90 (permalink)

balsa model

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 94

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From: Ontario, Canada

Quote:

$10/lb

Sanity check:

1 lb in LEO => Mach 25 => 0.5 m v^2 = 12 MJ
barrel of crude oil = 6100 MJ

Hm.. Indeed, it must be all down to "shipping and handling"

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