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How much of that material needs to come from Earth, though? If we can get that from the Moon, for example, then you wouldn't need nearly as much fuel to get th
by yellowapple 6y ago
How much of that material needs to come from Earth, though? If we can get that from the Moon, for example, then you wouldn't need nearly as much fuel to get the raw materials into orbit for manufacturing. Then all you need to do is get the finished product to wherever it needs to go (e.g. in an atmospheric entry vehicle, or to some other orbital factory, or to some far out colony, or what have you).
- m4rtink 6y agoLong term - definitely! But to get space manufacturing started in the short term, lowering the launch costs is the best bet.
- yellowapple 6y agoAgreed 100%. The more we can lower costs getting from Earth to LEO, the cheaper and faster it'll be to bootstrap that manufacturing infrastructure.