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SpaceAngel2001 t1_ja51pir wrote

Mining off Earth only makes sense if you are smelting, manufacturing, and constructing assets off Earth. So the leap into a space economy is going to be dependent on a wide and complex multi pronged push by at least several nations working together. A lot of things will need to happen in a fairly short time line.

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Igottamake t1_ja656mp wrote

Whoever smelts it will get accused of dealing it.

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Fishtank-Brain t1_ja5284j wrote

or we just build the space elevator

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Carbidereaper t1_ja5nw9f wrote

You can’t build a space elevator without an zero-g manufacturing complex in space because earths gravity wreaks havoc on producing the thousands of miles long uninterrupted molecular graphene nanotubes for the elevator cables and you can’t have a zero-g manufacturing complex without a facility on the moon to lower costs

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Fishtank-Brain t1_ja5xe73 wrote

obviously we’re talking the next steps. going to the moon was never a waste of money and we can use the resources on the earth

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creggieb t1_ja62n3h wrote

After we catch materials sciences up to the point where that works, then yes

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