Space Settlement

From: Ryan Healey [mailto:bestonnet_00@...]

Bootstraping up to space colonies is probably the best way to go as trying
to
build them as the first activity in space would probably cost a bit too much
(it could probably be done if you use lunar or asteriodal resources though
but
no one is going to pay for it).

To my mind, the only scenario that really make sense is that we build the
infrastructure needed to mine the moon and/or asteroids, and do major
manufacturing in space because we want to build enough SPS to meet global
needs for new energy. Then, having created all this infrastructure, we find
that building orbital habitats is relatively easy and economical.

Regards,

Mike Combs

From:
Ryan Healey [mailto:bestonnet_00@...]
Bootstraping up to space colonies is probably the best way to go as trying to
build them as the first activity in space would probably cost a bit too much
(it could probably be done if you use lunar or asteriodal resources though but
no one is going to pay for it).

To my mind, the only scenario that really make sense is that we build the infrastructure needed to mine the moon and/or asteroids, and do major manufacturing in space because we want to build enough SPS to meet global needs for new energy. Then, having created all this infrastructure, we find that building orbital habitats is relatively easy and economical.
Regards,
Mike Combs