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minus-square@seaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoCan we just get on with engineering a space elevator already? We’re going to want one if we’re serious about exploiting resources off planet.
minus-squarePons_Aeliuslinkfedilink16•2 years agoYou might as well ask: “Can we just get on with engineering an FTL drive?” as it is about as far beyond our capabilities as a space elevator is.
minus-square@CaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoWell we’re gonna need one of those too might as well get to work
minus-square@seaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI’m thinking we’re going to want either really big spiders or a whole lot of goats now that we’ve spliced the spider silk genes into goats milk.
minus-squareHubertMannelinkfedilink2•2 years agoI don’t know why we have not been working out the kinks on the moon given how achievable its been for that for years.
minus-square@seaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years ago💰💰💰 It hasn’t been profitable just yet.
minus-square@jjagaimo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agohttps://youtu.be/Z5aHMB4Tje4?si=Q1Qe2Muj3wCltWGq
Can we just get on with engineering a space elevator already? We’re going to want one if we’re serious about exploiting resources off planet.
You might as well ask: “Can we just get on with engineering an FTL drive?” as it is about as far beyond our capabilities as a space elevator is.
Well we’re gonna need one of those too might as well get to work
I’m in the middle of an MA in astrophysics…
Sure, if you can find a material strong enough
I’m thinking we’re going to want either really big spiders or a whole lot of goats now that we’ve spliced the spider silk genes into goats milk.
I don’t know why we have not been working out the kinks on the moon given how achievable its been for that for years.
💰💰💰
It hasn’t been profitable just yet.
Probably never will be.
https://youtu.be/Z5aHMB4Tje4?si=Q1Qe2Muj3wCltWGq