We had some private chat about SPCE, with one of the members.
( il keep him anonymous)
My thoughts copy paste :
Hmnn future earnings , approximate calculation :
Ticket price - $250 000.
Millionaires as to this day, globally - 40 000 000
Probably not that many, in sane mind would spend 25% of their net worth for a space flight, unless it's a childhood dream or dying wish, thus the market for this service, has a lowest entry point of $5 000 000 in net worth (?)
>DATA unknown<
Let's go for multimillionaires, $30 000 000 or more.
In US - aprox 80 000.
Then globally - 150 000 / 200 000 (?)
Still people could afford it from , let's say $5 000 000.
Then it turns , to 1 000 000 of potential clients.
How many of those 1M clients - is the potential market (people that were dreaming about it or it's a dying man's wish, if they don't care about the money, then they have to be above those $20M which reduces the potential market of clients ) ?
How much , of the market share, it will loose, once Space-X , will launch flights to Mars for $250 000 ? ( or goes IPO, although Elon don't want that )
What if Space-X ensures the safety of those 30 min inter-continental rocket flights, which would serve as alternative to the space flight and journey at the same time ?
Why so far, only 600 people have reserved a seat to date, since it works from 2004 ?
,, September 2004 Sir Richard Branson announces launch of Virgin Galactic, saying passengers could be flown into space by 2007-08 ,,
So far, it's only 0.1% of potential market, that have shown interest, after 15 years of company existence (honestly, should be even lower)
While in the same time :
,,February 2008
The first Tesla Roadster was delivered in February 2008''
My point is :
- The progress is slow compering with competition
- The CEO of main competing company, is twice if not three times more charismatic/inspiring (that works...)
- 15 years, no earnings as up to date. It's terrible actually (?)
- 15 years, almost no interest at all, compering with the projects of competitor
- The competition is planning cheaper & more exciting services/types of traveling
Nobert,
Nov 22, 2019