NO, BUT WE’RE GETTING CLOSER: We’re still not really in the space age. “If it meets its design goal the SpaceX Falcon 9 will cost $250 per lb to put into low Earth orbit (LEO). That is about a tenth of the price of competing alternatives. Suppose Elon Musk succeeds in getting the price done that far. Suppose he goes even farther and hits $100 per pound. Will we be in the space age yet? Nope.”

The more progress we make, the more progress we will make next.