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Contingent upon cost. this is, of course, right now, not accessible to most people. what would it take to make it so? >> i think what its going to take is a breakthrough propulsion system. rocket engines with a lot of moving parts, in the case of cryogenic rocket engines, spinning turbo pumps. all that has to work well perfectly every time and thats why its so expensive. so its going to take a breakthrough propulsion system where we can reliably and inexpensively put the energy into a vehicle to...

What would it take to make it so? >> its going to take a breakthrough propulsion system. you have rocket engines with a lot of moving parts. you got turbo pumps close to 100,000 rpm, all that has to work perfectly every time, and thats why its so expensive. so its going to take a breakthrough propulsion system where we can reliably put the energy into a vehicle to get it into orbital velocity and then you see the price coming down. spacex has done a great job using conventional rocket engines an...