“This is now becoming so real.”

    • zhunk@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Orbiting or landing on the moon seems like an unnecessary delta-v tollbooth if the eventual target is asteroid mining. Why would you slow down to get to the moon if you eventually have to speed back up to get out to the asteroid belt?

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      1 year ago

      Maybe, but only if a lunar space elevator were built first. That could hypothetically be built with current technology.
      Similarly, a terrestrial elevator to orbit would change things, but that requires further technological advancement.
      Current propellant based escape technologies would prevent economic feasibility.