133 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 8 Nov \ parent \ on: How Can Mining Asteroids in the Future Make Us Richer Today? econ
Having only expertise from Kerbal Space Program, I imagine this could work at lower cost if we had manufacturing facilities on the moon or in orbital platforms. That would reduce the need to constantly send material up, and we'd primarily be sending finished goods down. Or the things built in space could be mainly things used in space, and the consumption that we receive here on Earth is primarily virtual (i.e. build data centers up in space.)
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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 8 Nov
Yes, I definitely think using what's in space for building in space will be the first logical step. Then we can explore the feasibility of expanding that to transporting resources back to earth.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 8 Nov
As I understand it, this is the main purpose of building a space elevator. Hypothetically, that would greatly reduce the costs of getting in and out of Earth's gravity well.
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