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> Considering the safety and prosperity that can be brought online from 1,000 launches / 150,000 tons in orbit, that’s the deal of the century.

Regardless of the (in)accuracy of ChatGPT, you're assuming a lot can be accomplished with those flights. I strongly suspect 600K cars getting people where they need to go has far more utility than 1K flights of anything into / out of NEO.

> Debris is an absolutely non-issue.

Astronomers probably don't want 1000x (or even 10x) as many satelites obstructing their view.

> There is zero environmental downside, only Luddite foot stomping.

Name calling isn't going to help your cause. And the luddites had a good point, they didn't mind innovation. They minded being cut out of the benefits of innovation without any say in the matter.




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