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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by zamalek on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @01:10PM (#24063098)
> mass manufactured at a relatively low cost.

... which also explains Tesla, mass production of Earth-faring machines is one way to prepare for mass production of space-faring machines (and battery tech is going to be important for living in space). When you look at Musk's ventures, they really all end at Mars.

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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by laichzeit0 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @01:42PM (#24063429)
The Boring company. Develop tech to drill deep tunnels on Mars? Electric cars and batteries cause you will need that on Mars? Even the Cybertruck looks like something destined for Mars.
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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by ba2plus on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @04:01PM (#24064933)
And a Starlink network would mean an instant global Martian internet.
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