diff --git a/domains/space-development/google-project-suncatcher-validates-200-per-kg-threshold-for-gigawatt-scale-orbital-compute.md b/domains/space-development/google-project-suncatcher-validates-200-per-kg-threshold-for-gigawatt-scale-orbital-compute.md index 48ae91808..99c7161cc 100644 --- a/domains/space-development/google-project-suncatcher-validates-200-per-kg-threshold-for-gigawatt-scale-orbital-compute.md +++ b/domains/space-development/google-project-suncatcher-validates-200-per-kg-threshold-for-gigawatt-scale-orbital-compute.md @@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ Google's Project Suncatcher research paper explicitly states that 'launch costs **Source:** Basenor, April 2026 - Starship V3 cost projections vs. Google feasibility study Starship V3's projected $78-94/kg at 6 reuse cycles is already below the $200/kg Google threshold for competitive ODC cost-competitiveness. This suggests the threshold may be reached sooner than anticipated, though commercial pricing vs. technical cost projections remain distinct. + + +## Supporting Evidence + +**Source:** Starship V3 cost projections and Suncatcher threshold analysis, April 2026 + +Starship V3 with tripled payload capacity and Raptor 3 cost reduction makes the $200/kg threshold achievable within 2-3 years of routine operations according to analyst projections. V3 economics at projected high-cadence operations approach this threshold, validating that the Suncatcher threshold is not just theoretically sound but practically reachable within the current Starship development roadmap. diff --git a/inbox/queue/2026-04-16-starship-v3-flight12-100mt-payload-economics.md b/inbox/archive/space-development/2026-04-16-starship-v3-flight12-100mt-payload-economics.md similarity index 98% rename from inbox/queue/2026-04-16-starship-v3-flight12-100mt-payload-economics.md rename to inbox/archive/space-development/2026-04-16-starship-v3-flight12-100mt-payload-economics.md index 9d31703c1..b1538919b 100644 --- a/inbox/queue/2026-04-16-starship-v3-flight12-100mt-payload-economics.md +++ b/inbox/archive/space-development/2026-04-16-starship-v3-flight12-100mt-payload-economics.md @@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ date: 2026-04-16 domain: space-development secondary_domains: [] format: news -status: unprocessed +status: processed +processed_by: astra +processed_date: 2026-04-24 priority: high tags: [Starship, SpaceX, V3, Raptor3, launch-economics, Flight-12, payload-capacity, ODC, cost-curve] +extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" --- ## Content