I appreciate the tech very much, but the visions of "Millions of people working in space"? I have no desire to be a part of that but I do wonder what they'll be working on?
And "Living on Mars". No thanks, I'll pass on that too. I can certainly see the thrill of the ride described though and who wouldn't want to be weightless for 4-5 minutes? But the market for that carnival ride is about as big as the number of cars Ferrari sells each year so I don't get that.
One can call this a "steppingstone" tech for now if they choose but it's more likely to be a cliff unless there's something of real value here. Even if we go out on a limb and say all this is really a way for the wealthy to escape the planet they'll find there's no place close enough to go so even that doesn't make sense.
No, none of the above makes sense to me yet so there must be something more fueling this race than what's being said.
And hey, isn't there also a downside to poking holes in the upper atmosphere and/or ozone depletion? How long do we let someone profit off the effects of that?
I honestly don't know the answers to those questions but I do wonder about them.
And "Living on Mars". No thanks, I'll pass on that too. I can certainly see the thrill of the ride described though and who wouldn't want to be weightless for 4-5 minutes? But the market for that carnival ride is about as big as the number of cars Ferrari sells each year so I don't get that.
One can call this a "steppingstone" tech for now if they choose but it's more likely to be a cliff unless there's something of real value here. Even if we go out on a limb and say all this is really a way for the wealthy to escape the planet they'll find there's no place close enough to go so even that doesn't make sense.
No, none of the above makes sense to me yet so there must be something more fueling this race than what's being said.
And hey, isn't there also a downside to poking holes in the upper atmosphere and/or ozone depletion? How long do we let someone profit off the effects of that?
I honestly don't know the answers to those questions but I do wonder about them.