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It's definitely on the roadmap somewhere. SpaceX's problem as a private company is that they've been so successful that they're a victim of their own success;
by shadowgovt 3y ago
It's definitely on the roadmap somewhere.
SpaceX's problem as a private company is that they've been so successful that they're a victim of their own success; they've captured a market that isn't necessarily a growth sector by itself, they need people to have a reason to launch payloads. It's one of the reasons they're in Starlink; making their own payloads justifies continued development and operation of their rocketry sector.
So a space hotel would be a huge justification of their continued existence as a private concern.
- sneak 3y agoI think Starlink is justified because it results in tons of recurring revenue (thus funding R&D), not because they need payloads for their rockets.