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Lunar Tourism Economics
- Lunar tourism offers a plausible economic model for moon colonies, unlike mining.
- Lowering Earth-orbit costs is key, making space travel accessible to the middle class.
Cantonese Meal on the Moon
- Andy Weir meticulously calculated the cost of transporting goods to the moon for his book, Artemis.
- A Cantonese meal's price includes its Earth cost plus its weight in "slugs" (soft-landed grams).
Kenya's Space Advantage
- The fictional lunar city, Artemis, is run by the Kenyan Space Corporation due to Kenya's equatorial location, eastward launch trajectory over water, and business-friendly space laws.
- These factors make Kenya an attractive hub for private space exploration.