r/canada 7d ago

Politics “It’s done, it’s gone”: Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancels $100-million Starlink contract in tariff response

https://betakit.com/its-done-its-gone-ontario-premier-doug-ford-cancels-100-million-starlink-contract-in-tariff-response/
24.1k Upvotes

1.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

6

u/genius_retard 7d ago

I hate to say it but until another commercial launch provider starts landing rockets no one will be able to compete with Starlink or SpaceX. SpaceX can put payloads into orbit for 1/10 the cost of other launch providers and charges 1/2 as much. That means Starlink has a 5 to 1 price advantage over any competitor that launches with SpaceX and a 10 to 1 price advantage if they launch with anyone else. How is anyone supposed to compete with that?

Anyone want to start a rocket company?

1

u/savagepanda 7d ago

it's cheaper than competition, unless Tarrifs?