$8.90/lb to LEO (was The old "big rockets aexpensive" canard)

> That would put the most probable cost at $250 /kg. And that is to
> LEO. It is at least a factor of two to GEO, which would make it
> $500/kg...

Well, to be fair, that depends on how you get from LEO to GEO. There
are some reasonable ways to do that which could be considerably cheaper
(e.g. ion drive tug, momentum transfer tether, etc.).

Best,
- Joe