Diversification

Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Diversification

# 1800 byspider_boris@... on Sept. 20, 2001, 9:28 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03

--- In spacesettlers@y..., "Combs, Mike" wrote:
> But I can't see space manufacturing having such
> an advantage that it becomes preferable to Earth manufacturing for
products
> whose end use is on Earth. I still think we should concentrate on
markets
> for products whose end use is in space.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Combs

Well, there will be some products which can only be manufactured in
large quantities in zero gee or low-gee environments, such as certain
pharmaceuticals or alloys. Such products would definitely be
profitable to produce and "downport" to earth.

:) ed