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What other nation or private entity has come up with a visionary idea in space industry? Let me remind you he first thought about sending a life capsule to Mars

• ForHackernews 11y ago
  > What other nation or private entity has come up with a visionary idea in space industry? How about building inflatable space stations? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigelow_Commercial_Space_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigelow_Commercial_Space_Stati... Or mining asteroids? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources For my money, either of those is more "visionary" than "a rocket booster that costs somewhat less than previous rocket boosters". Now granted, they're both a lot less practical, and it's true that making things cheaper is often a crucial first step towards making them better.