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OftenBen  ·  2888 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: SpaceX underestimated the Falcon 9 capacity – by almost half!

    they can now loft two paying customers per flight, and still return a first stage to the ground for reuse.

Smells like a subsidy to me. Give two rich yahoos a thrill ride and lower the cost of moving mass to orbit.

Win-Win