PROJEX launched

< Since I advocate living inside the Belt itself, I'd probably
emphasize the timescales issues more than the proximity to the Belt. >

Timescales is what's used by planeteers. I generally discount this
as being unscientific because of the small pool of samples especially
with the huge rocks. There just wasn't enough of them to base an
estimate on of when the next one will hit.

I'm in favor of belt settlements too.

A stronger argument, besides the tremendous wealth they hold (which
may be the best argument (lol) ), is the ability to evacuate in time
compared to the likelihood of evacuating a planet fast enough.

George