this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023
18 points (87.5% liked)

Futurology

1608 readers
238 users here now

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
18
Chinese scientists plan a solar system-wide space resource system by 2100, with resupply/water depots out to Jupiter and have identified 122 near Earth asteroids for mining. (interestingengineering.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 4 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Idk man, I can plan this shit too, but I doubt how achievable it’ll be by 2100.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In fairness to China, they have a pretty good record of setting out space plans and sticking to them. Assuming re-useable rockets become widespread, getting to space should be much cheaper. Using the solar system's legrange points (as they propose here) has long been recognized as key to being able to regularly travel around the solar system.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Press X to doubt

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Something we all should have been working on since the 60’s but got sidetracked by cocaine and dumb ass bullshit.

Press X to doubt.