He didn’t mention the timeframe, he just said until we do; so it could be a few decades, centuries, or even millennia before space mining is a reality.

True enough.

Sure, but we’re not doing anything to mine or manufacture in space.

Yes, but the infrared radiators for a single megawatt are apx the size of 4 tennis courts. Until there’s a space elevator, that’s a tremendous amount of resources to get into orbit.

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It’s all fucking junk. Everybody here wants a giant tank, I hate it.