RLV marginal cost (was Ben Bova's SPS cost claim)

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# 22086 byhitssquad on Oct. 17, 2008, 11:48 a.m.
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> My past calculations lead me to believe that a 10GW SPS
> would cost $70B; [...] That assumes that everything is
> launched from earth at a reasonable estimated (and
> industry supported) RLV cost of $500/kg,

Would that be the launch cost to:

a) LEO?

b) GEO?

c) a 2:1 lunar resonance orbit?

http://www.nss.org/settlement/ColoniesInSpace/colonies_chap08.html

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