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by inglor_cz
1633 days ago
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Moon's gravity is much weaker than ours, which makes it an attractive starting point for missions to the rest of the solar system. Launching anything from Earth's surface costs a lot of fuel. In case of Falcon 9, max payload is about 5 per cent of the total weight of the stack on ramp. If I had to guess, I would guess that the space industry is going to move away from the Earth before, say, 2070. Among other advantages, energy in space is dirt cheap. You get the full solar constant when not in shade, no clouds, no rain, no wind or hail to damage your solar panels etc. |
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