> Getting it somewhere in the order of the distance to the Moon, or even much closer than Mars, would make mining and transportation that much cheaper. Actuall

> Getting it somewhere in the order of the distance to the Moon, or even much closer than Mars, would make mining and transportation that much cheaper. Actually I disagree, placing an object "somewhere between the moon and mars" is at our current space ability, uselessly "out of reach". Perhaps there is a plan where this makes sense in the next century, but I think you're far far overestimating the utility of it and "what we can currently do".