Space Travel can become profitable as an industry when we begin to realise and take advantage of the manufacturing possibilities that exist. Things such as semiconductor crystals and solar cells can be produced with a much higher quality in zero, or near zero g, than they can on earth. Having said that, the prospects of sapce manufacturing being profitable in the near future are very slim. Money cannot be made from space until there are markets on earth and beyond, which require significant investments of their own.
One real barrier that seems to exist before space idustries start to take off is affordable and reliable reusable launch systems.
All it really takes is one big thinker with alot of money and you will start to see results. Possibilities such as power satellites, gigawatt cables and manufacturing plant to harvest the asteroid ands comets. Sure huge investment, bigger return...
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Space Travel can become profitable as an industry when we begin to realise and take advantage of the manufacturing possibilities that exist. Things such as semiconductor crystals and solar cells can be produced with a much higher quality in zero, or near zero g, than they can on earth. Having said that, the prospects of sapce manufacturing being profitable in the near future are very slim. Money cannot be made from space until there are markets on earth and beyond, which require significant investments of their own. One real barrier that seems to exist before space idustries start to take off is affordable and reliable reusable launch systems. All it really takes is one big thinker with alot of money and you will start to see results. Possibilities such as power satellites, gigawatt cables and manufacturing plant to harvest the asteroid ands comets. Sure huge investment, bigger return...