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This. Space based mining is going to be huge, and probably the real reason spacex exists, as colonising Mars doesn't really make any sense. Building our own ha
by CodeGlitch 6y ago
This. Space based mining is going to be huge, and probably the real reason spacex exists, as colonising Mars doesn't really make any sense. Building our own habitats in space will be how we populate the solar system, rather than trying to live on a dead rock like Mars.
- ctdonath 6y agoThe sense of colonizing Mars is abundance of raw materials (a whole planet worth right there) and the convenience of gravity (put something down, it tends to stay there). Space has benefits, but is defined by being devoid of resources, and stuff tends to drift off.
- Turing_Machine 6y agoRight. Mars real estate is not as desirable as Earth real estate, but on the other hand there's a whole planet just sitting there ripe for the taking. Someone is going to take it, you can bet.