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Last Mile of Space and Earth Rocket Package Delivery

• Next Big Future

Reusable system delivers anywhere. No launch tower and no drone ship needed. Can also deliver people (military commandos first).

How much is one hour anywhere delivery at scale worth from space or point to point on Earth? Within 4-10 years, this enables millions of passenger and package deliveries before there are 200-1000 mechazilla launch towers to catch starship. Now destinations will need no infrastructure.

Two of the last few pieces have been proven by SpaceX.

Reusable orbital heat shield is on Starship.
Precision parachute from a space mission is the recovery of fairings.
Low cost mass manufacturing of heat shield and precision parachutes is a SpaceX speciality.
Heat shields and parachutes have been used for 65 years for cargo and people. They have been the primary method.
SpaceX will bring low cost, mass scale and new business models.


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