Maybe it is not about money. Or, maybe, it is about creating
a company to sell to your undercut competition later for a
big profit. BRBR

I can't see that here. This isn't PayPal: there's no mass market. Musk says
he thinks he can sell 4-5 launches/year once the government believes he's for
real and the vehicle is flight proven. Also, $6M is without range costs, so
expect a creep to near $7M, still way lower than any other US provider.
I had the chance to ask Musk if he expected to turn a profit on the small
Falcon, or if it was just a useful stepping stone towards larger rockets. He
replied that he would like to make money on the small vehicle and thought he
would, but he didn't have to do so in the first year or two.

Matt Bille
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