Re: Space Shuttle Economics
You are extrapolating a huge market that exists because a big booster exists? No, it doesn't work like that. Being able to put large payloads in space does not mean there is a demand for large payloads in space.
After all, we already a Saturn V production line. Did customers come out of the woodwork to take advantage of all that payload capacity? No. Having a large booster does not mean that space activities suddenly become economical.
-Kim-