A change in thinking about ISS

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> SSI is an organization focused on the utilization of extra-terrestrial
> resources (a.k.a., "living off the land"). How specifically does ISS
> help achieve any of SSI's goals?

Infrastructure. You need to get there first before you can live off the
land. Where are humans going to be living and working in space for the
next ten years or so? ... ISS. It will be a stepping stone to do all the
great things humans can do once we reach those extraterrestrial
resources. That's the reality as I see it.

I sure am open to realistic alternatives to ISS for getting an
operational facility on orbit in that time frame. The operative here is
"realistic," realistic being what is likely to happen, not just what you
or I want to happen. Speculation is great, but it has to start with the
existing circumstances and evolve from them.

Wouldn't a fully operation ISS provide a great R&D facility in orbit to
work on all the great ideas I've read in this list and on the SSI
website? If not, then why?

Robin Chew
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