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Is there somewhere someone’s done the numbers on bootstrapping industry off world? Like what would make most sense very first, etc. It strikes me that at some p
by ianai 4y ago
Is there somewhere someone’s done the numbers on bootstrapping industry off world? Like what would make most sense very first, etc. It strikes me that at some point it makes a lot more sense to build the stuff to build more stuff out there.
- mLuby 4y agoNASA did a study in the 1980's. For something more recent, I suggest checking out Dr. Casey Handmer. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19830007081/downloads/19830007081.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19830007081/downloads/19...
- ianai 4y agoWow awesome thank you!
- mLuby 4y agoIt's a super-specific niche that I'm very interested in but sadly has very little activity, so I'm happy to spread the word. ISRU "in-situ resource utilization" gets a bit more press more and then. Isaac Arthur also has some good episodes (video/podcasts) on the subject of bootstrapping off-Earth industries like on the Moon or asteroids or Mars.