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ouid
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1000 people is 100 tons, is that a typical falcon 9 payload?
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aeleos
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100 tons is 200,000 pounds, which is 4 times the maximum payload of the falcon 9, which is 50,300 (to low earth orbit). geostationary orbit is a little more than 10 times less at 18,300
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