Category Archives: Economics

“A Niche Part Of The Market”

Peter Beck explains the low flight rate of Electron.

There are many more small launchers than there is demand for them. And if my idea about equatorial LEO happens (and I think it’s inevitable), there will be no market for them at all.

[Tuesday-morning update]

I’m both fascinated and amused at the degree to which intelligent commenters are having difficulty wrapping their heads around the ELEO concept.