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Maybe not, I got excited when imagining it. The ocean is the easiest place to be away from people, and then you're not wasting land. P.S. Wasn't me that downvo

• jacquesm 6y ago
  No problem, couldn't care less about the downvotes. Yes, it is an impressive thing to imagine. But the scale you are talking about is not something that I expect to see in a very long time, if ever. The degree of international cooperation that would require just isn't on the books in the present climate, and Musk has a habit of throwing grand visions with unspecified or wildly optimistic time-tables out there. He's our generation's Howard Hughes, genius but flawed. That doesn't mean he isn't moving the needle forward in a very meaningful way but at the same time I don't believe every word he says.
  • loceng 6y ago
    Naw, the moment SpaceX starts capturing astroids or mining on Mars there's a whole new world, literally, worth of economic value unlocked. There are other defensive strategic reasons to have many launch pads as well. They're creating a manufacturing line for Starships to be able to "mass" produce them. Elon gets exponentials, and he'll build whatever technology or follow whatever strategy he figures out that's needed to make what he's doing self-sustaining. There's plenty of opportunity to tap and revenue streams, profits, he can direct towards SpaceX if needed.