That was the original goal, at least over a year ago. They have since extended the tech tree requiring you to launch lots and lots of rockets containing satelli

That was the original goal, at least over a year ago. They have since extended the tech tree requiring you to launch lots and lots of rockets containing satellites in order to acquire Space Science packs. https://wiki.factorio.com/Space_science_pack https://wiki.factorio.com/Space_science_pack