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Re:Orbital Reef: Commercial space station by BlueOrigin, Sie... by hugs on Monday October 25, 2021 @02:51PM (#28991618)
Thanks. I was imagining something that would be made in space, then shipped back to earth... and thinking there is nothing that would be worth the shipping costs, except something small and (perceived to be) high-value, like synthetic diamonds. I could see someone spending $$$$ on an engagement ring made in space just so they can say it was made in space.
Re:Orbital Reef: Commercial space station by BlueOrigin, Sie... by PeterisP on Monday October 25, 2021 @05:23PM (#28993308)
That seems to be the case now; perhaps if large scale operations of reusable vehicles make shipping costs decrease significantly then the economics of that would change.