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> Needs tend to develop once the means are there. Counterexample: space stations. We've had small manned space stations for decades now, but no real applicatio
by Animats 2y ago
> Needs tend to develop once the means are there.
Counterexample: space stations. We've had small manned space stations for decades now, but no real application for them. They're national prestige items only.
- pixl97 2y agoBecause launch cost is expensive. There are a lot of interesting things we can develop in zero gravity if the cost per pound was cheap.
- rodiger 2y agoNot true! The ISS has functioned as an outpost for science- 3,000+ experiments and counting https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/five-space-station-research-results-contributing-to-deep-space-exploration/ https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/five-space-station-res...
- mrguyorama 2y agoAnd most importantly for anyone who cares about space the way Elon claims to: The ISS has done pretty much all the research we have on how humans survive in space.
- Animats 2y agoThe hazards of living in zero-G were understood at the end of the Mir era.