Re:Starship is still not understood
by marktangotango on Thursday October 28, 2021 @01:57PM
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Gobi desert doesn't have 1/3 earth gravity.
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Re:Starship is still not understood
by wildermuthn on Thursday October 28, 2021 @02:18PM
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What are the economic benefits of low gravity? If so, would the moon be more economically valuable than Mars?
I’m genuinely curious about the economics of doing more in space than putting up satellites.
1/6th of Earth gravity is even better.
Short term: a wonderful tourist attraction. You can nearly fly.
Long term: people with muscular / bone disabilities who cannot withstand Earth gravity. An interesting retiring home (for a narrow wealthy set, of course).
Re:Starship is still not understood
by jonathankoren on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:01AM
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Who is going to pay to fly these sickly retirees to the moon, and then continuous supply them with resources that are literally free on Earth (ie air)? Medicare?
Moreover, if they struggle with earth gravity, how will they survive launch and landing?
By using the space elevator, of course!
Re:Starship is still not understood
by marktangotango on Friday October 29, 2021 @05:16PM
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For a spacefaring civilization reliant upon chemical rockets, less gravity is better. Point being Mars is a better place for such a civilization, not earth.