While mass to orbit costs as much as it does now, sure. However later on it's gonna be great to have humans closer to the working robots to reduce the round-tri

While mass to orbit costs as much as it does now, sure. However later on it's gonna be great to have humans closer to the working robots to reduce the round-trip latency. They could also perform tasks robots are not suited for. Consider operators living on Mars and operating drones near their habitat each day. It would be like modern day drone operators and robot assisted surgery. Like remote operators of mega-trucks today. Those robots could interact with the operators - driving into a "garage" that can be pressurized for maintenance, upgrades or science. StarShip promises to reduce the cost of mass to orbit, making larger and more complex scientific, industrial and habitat options feasible.