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7 minutes ago, Selective Genius said:

What are they going to send up there with three launches everyday?? Solar Power Satellites? Lunar factories?  Material for Bishop Rings?

Dunno. Mars?

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3 minutes ago, tater said:

Dunno. Mars?

Mars windows open for only a month every 2 years, he would need something to engage him in the 'off-season' :D

I wont mind if Elon starts building Solar Power Satellites.. He would literally be a trillionaire if  he does that. More money in his pocket, more cash for Mars colonization, less time for his ascension as the First Martian Overlord.

I read somewhere that making an Orbital ring (Bishop's ring) for easy access to space can be done on the cheap, with just an expendable Falcon Heavy.

https://www.jenda.hrach.eu/f2/Low cost design of an orbital ring - 2017-1.pdf

I totally won't mind Starships carrying 300 tons of material and equipment to build those orbital rings.

Lunar factories for ISRU oxygen and metal production would be cool too!

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12 hours ago, RCgothic said:

In spaceflight there's no reason to have the risk and complexity of launching two spacecraft at once. Best we'll see is a quick turnaround of the range, Gemini-Agena style

Yeah, but it would look insanely cool. Isn't that reason enough? :cool:

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