Something Amazing Happened in Space Yesterday...

[nojay]

as well as that Pluto flyby thingy that got all the headlines. This was probably more important

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[soon_lee]

Currently reading the new Neal Stephenson (Seveneves) in which Kourou (and the launching of hardware) is important to the plot.

(Until I saw it in the book, I wasn't aware of Kourou's existence, but now I keep seeing references to it.)

[ffutures]

But where's my flying car and cheap fusion electricity?

[alan_crowe]

Any idea what these launches cost? I've vague recollections that it used to costs about $10000 per kilogram to Low Earth Orbit. Is it cheaper now?