Fred J. McCall wrote:

:Um, no. The cost of getting to orbit is down quite a bit,
articularly if you buy Russian launchers.

Compare apples to apples, Paul. Getting cheaper prices because of a
currently weak economy and a hunger for convertible currency in Russia
doesn't precisely support your case.

Sure it does. There's this thing called 'the market', Fred. You
might want to learn about it.

Paul