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Why The US Can Beat China: The Facts About SpaceX ...
A Delta IV Medium's payload capacity is roughly 10,000lbs (to a geosynchronous transfer orbit). A 747's original design payload is more than 10x that. (Wikipedia claims a 747-8F's payload is about 150 tons.)
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