Cost to orbit - a comparison

Much has been said about getting the cost to orbit down to $100 or even $10
per pound. I decided to look at what some people are spending right now to
get from one place to another. I took as my example a round trip from
Dulles Airport to Sydney, Australia.

Assume you, and your carry-ons, weigh 204 pounds, and you have 66 pounds of
checked baggage. Then you are transporting 270 pounds.

Per Expedia:
The First Class airfare for that trip is approximately $14,900, or about $55
per pound.
(The lowest Coach airfare is approximately $1,900, or about $7 per pound.)

People are flying first class on that route every day. That makes $100 per
pound to orbit look very reasonable.

Tony S.

"Tony" wrote:

...I took as my example a round trip from
Dulles Airport to Sydney, Australia.

That's not a bad example. The energy costs for an airliner on that route
are roughly comparable to the energy costs for reaching orbit.

Tony wrote:


Assume you, and your carry-ons, weigh 204 pounds,


BWAAAAAHAHAHAAAA!

Damned midgets.....