Here's a mind-bending projection: Once Starship hits its stride with multiple launches per day—we're talking just a few years out—SpaceX could handle roughly 99% of all payload mass going to orbit from Earth. And that's even if every other launch provider manages to triple their current output.
Think about that for a second. We're watching potential near-monopoly formation in real-time orbital delivery. The gap between Starship's projected capacity and everyone else isn't just big—it's almost insurmountable at current trajectories.
Whether you're bullish or concerned about this concentration, one thing's clear: the commercial space race isn't really a race anymore when one player can potentially move 99% of the cargo.
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GasWaster
· 12-01 13:15
nah wait, 99% orbital monopoly sounds just like my gas fee situation... except starship actually *delivers* lmaoaa. meanwhile i'm over here watching bridge fees obliterate my cost-basis on every migration attempt
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DataChief
· 11-30 21:06
99%? This guy Musk is going to monopolize the entire space transportation industry, and there’s no way for others to survive.
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faded_wojak.eth
· 11-30 18:17
99% is a bit outrageous, isn't it? Can it really be done? However, Musk's level of craziness is indeed admirable.
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GateUser-c802f0e8
· 11-28 21:55
Nah, this 99% is a bit exaggerated, right? Blue Origin and others are not pushovers either.
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SandwichTrader
· 11-28 21:55
This figure of 99% is just too crazy; isn't this a monopoly...
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MetaReckt
· 11-28 21:52
99%? This number is a bit outrageous, Musk must be painting the BTC again.
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tx_or_didn't_happen
· 11-28 21:48
99%? This guy Musk really wants to monopolize the entire orbital transport, while other companies are still slacking off.
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GasWhisperer
· 11-28 21:45
ngl the 99% figure hits different when you realize it's basically capturing orbital bandwidth like gwei patterns in a bull run... starship becoming the sole liquidity provider for space access is kinda unhinged tbh
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LostBetweenChains
· 11-28 21:45
99%? This number is incredible, it feels like other manufacturers are just running alongside.
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IntrovertMetaverse
· 11-28 21:41
99%? This is just ridiculous, Musk wants to monopolize space delivery!
The pace at SpaceX right now? Absolutely wild.
Here's a mind-bending projection: Once Starship hits its stride with multiple launches per day—we're talking just a few years out—SpaceX could handle roughly 99% of all payload mass going to orbit from Earth. And that's even if every other launch provider manages to triple their current output.
Think about that for a second. We're watching potential near-monopoly formation in real-time orbital delivery. The gap between Starship's projected capacity and everyone else isn't just big—it's almost insurmountable at current trajectories.
Whether you're bullish or concerned about this concentration, one thing's clear: the commercial space race isn't really a race anymore when one player can potentially move 99% of the cargo.