[Space/Spaceships] Getting the velocity/Delta V I want with the tech I want

scc · 04-09-2014, 01:53 AM

OK, I've been playing with the design of spaceships, the distances and other stuff, and as a result I've got some tentitive figures on how much it costs to ship stuff.

Costs for moving stuff between the different stars/suns run from about $5 to something like $15 per POUND for the shipper, price to the customer is likely to be more then that. Of course given that it takes 18+ months to ship something that far and the shipper doesn't pay his expenses until their due (Or possibly in advance for the loans, it's complicated) but he excepts payment upfront and can let it sit in a interest bearing account until he needs to pay out it might not be much more as he can profit on the interest.

Orbit and de-orbit runs to $5 a pound using the Midnight Sun provided in Spaceships. But that's based on fuel.

So, as a result of that it's likely that trans-sun shipping runs to no more then $30 per pound. And for reference I looked up the price of Kobe Beef, domestic production in Australia costs between $100 and $250, these shipping costs are looking decent

04-09-2014, 01:53 AM	#11
scc Join Date: Mar 2013	Re: [Space/Spaceships] Getting the velocity/Delta V I want with the tech I want OK, I've been playing with the design of spaceships, the distances and other stuff, and as a result I've got some tentitive figures on how much it costs to ship stuff. Costs for moving stuff between the different stars/suns run from about $5 to something like $15 per POUND for the shipper, price to the customer is likely to be more then that. Of course given that it takes 18+ months to ship something that far and the shipper doesn't pay his expenses until their due (Or possibly in advance for the loans, it's complicated) but he excepts payment upfront and can let it sit in a interest bearing account until he needs to pay out it might not be much more as he can profit on the interest. Orbit and de-orbit runs to $5 a pound using the Midnight Sun provided in Spaceships. But that's based on fuel. So, as a result of that it's likely that trans-sun shipping runs to no more then $30 per pound. And for reference I looked up the price of Kobe Beef, domestic production in Australia costs between $100 and $250, these shipping costs are looking decent