Will we mine material in space to be sold on earth by 2026?
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Space defined as outside the earth's atmosphere.
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@ibbi I'll be honest, I'd assumed that wouldn't count, since to a first approximation that seems like it's "on the moon" not "in space." Maybe you should add some clarification to the description?
@AndrewHartman That’s odd i dont have the same intuition, do you also think of GPS satellites as “not in space”?
Thanks, edited the description!
@ibbi I mean, they're in orbit, seems pretty natural. My inclination there is because the moon is a sufficiently massive celestial body to keep you on it by its own gravity. I wouldn't consider Mars' surface to be "in space" either, y'know?
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