In-orbit manufacturing is coming to our skies
https://www.thetimes.com/article/7a9d11af-b3af-4e7e-8d53-ad562e04cd8e?shareToken=ce347d5ebd1b5f4167d7fd982b78edaa
In-orbit manufacturing is coming to our skies
https://www.thetimes.com/article/7a9d11af-b3af-4e7e-8d53-ad562e04cd8e?shareToken=ce347d5ebd1b5f4167d7fd982b78edaa
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Oh god. I can’t wait to hear “They took our jobs and moved them to space. Things were a lot better when they were made on the ground.”
This is Martin Sweeting’s standard MO. He sells others on going into space then charges them to tell them how.
This is smart.
Why use so much rocket fuel to put garbage in orbit, when you can just produce it up there?
Pure Hopium. When I see manufacturing barges 12 nm off the coast producing stuff, then I’ll believe that manufacturing in space 100+ nm up, makes economic sense.
I’d be excited if it includes Cold Welding, which should be possible in space.
Sure, all you need is to first find a material which can only be produced (or has a massive boost) in low/zero gravity, is a critical resource for companies/people, has crazy high demand, has a high enough value that shipping to/from orbit still makes it profitable at a high enough level, and can survive the trips back and forth.
Once you find your unobtainum, it’s super easy.
100% tariffs on all products not made on earth… in 2 weeks … maybe…