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Re:Factories in Space by dotnet00 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @11:51AM (#36126293)
Considering that most production in space (with even near future launch costs) would mainly only be worthwhile if the resources were also obtained from space, I don't think radiation shielding will be as much of an issue, since if you're doing ISRU, you can gather enough mass around the facility to handle shielding.

For chip fab in particular, since current processes require a lot of water, and water is very good as radiation shielding, such a facility in space would probably just store water in the walls.

Re:Factories in Space by aziaziazi on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @11:59AM (#36126423)
Well problem solved then ! Just find a lot of water in space not too far from earth, or a cheap way to create it in orbit.
Re:Factories in Space by dotnet00 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @12:13PM (#36126615)
Yeah, that's why I said that most things aren't worth producing in space without the ability to obtain resources from space. Kinda pointless if you just have to launch the water from Earth.