Why You Shouldn't Build Space Infrastructure

We already have the ability to cheaply mass produce, for a given value of the word cheaply. The basic models of the orbital ring, lostrum loop, space tower, mass driver and tethered ring all cost in the tens of billions of dollars. Actor structures also require maintenance, and I usually assume such things pail their highways and bridges. So building space infrastructure will make sense when your space scores are ambitious,. but it perhaps makes more economic sense if you only want to launch satellites and build a space station or two in low-Earth orbit.

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