5 replies on “THE NEW SPACE RACE – VON BRAUN STATION — SPACEX AND PRIVATE ENTITIES”
My boyhood is re-happening 50 years later.
it’s all breathless enthusiasm and cgi until someone commits to spending money on launches. Frankly i don’t believe there’s a market for this unless the price goes way down to launch. No low or zero gravity manufacturing has yet proven to be worth investing in anything more than experimental labs so far. Only reason to go as of now i see is short term tourism for multi-millionaires, and there’s thus no need for a complex ring structure for long stays.
Some serious challenges ahead of us, no doubt!
I say bring ’em on! 🇺🇸
Well, after watching I was going to add a one-word comment, and then I saw Scott’s post…
5 replies on “THE NEW SPACE RACE – VON BRAUN STATION — SPACEX AND PRIVATE ENTITIES”
My boyhood is re-happening 50 years later.
it’s all breathless enthusiasm and cgi until someone commits to spending money on launches. Frankly i don’t believe there’s a market for this unless the price goes way down to launch. No low or zero gravity manufacturing has yet proven to be worth investing in anything more than experimental labs so far. Only reason to go as of now i see is short term tourism for multi-millionaires, and there’s thus no need for a complex ring structure for long stays.
Some serious challenges ahead of us, no doubt!
I say bring ’em on! 🇺🇸
Well, after watching I was going to add a one-word comment, and then I saw Scott’s post…
Great minds…
Fascinating.