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Andy Weir on the Economics of Sci-Fi and Space

Conversations with Tyler

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What's the Killer Experience on the Moon?

The main thing is tourism because Artemis is right next to the Apollo 11 landing site. Also, just dicking around in 1-6th gravity is fun. In 2080, what does a good Cantonese meal on the moon cost? I worked out with my economic stuff. It works out to be about $160, 2015 dollars to the kilogram. 1000 slugs will get you one kilogram transported from Earth to the moon.

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