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Those first stage rocket launchers that they use to carry payloads up to low earth orbit. if you can reuse these, you're saving $16 million for every one of those launches. what that does is drives down the cost for doing these launch biz a factor of 100 because the fuel used is only $200,000. so that means that you have much greater access by other users to space and it costs the operator so much less to operate all the equipment, as well. >> so what are the implications for space tourism? a lot of these private companies are trying these missions not specifically of this kind. but the loweri...

Saving $16 million for every one of those launches. what that does is drives down the cost for doing these launch biz a factor of 100 because the fuel used is only $200,000. so that means that you have much greater access by other users to space and it costs the operator so much less to operate all the equipment, as well. >> so what are the implications for space tourism? a lot of these private companies are trying these missions not specifically of this kind. but the lowering of the cost, i would assume that means perhaps one day i may be traveling to suborbital space? >> it does. it means th...