[baq]

Starlink for all intents and purposes is the market for satellites now. All the other launches are nice to have extras.

Now personally I’m looking forward to NASA, ESA and JAXA to launch outer solar system probes like new horizons but with tons of fuel left in the tank to safely make orbit around there.

[XorNot]

Having enough lift capacity to take a shot at putting a pair of telescopes out far enough to exploit solar gravitational lensing to resolve exo-planet surfaces would be a hell of a thing. Orbital refueling would mean we could reasonably build something big enough to be able to boost out that far (would still take decades to arrive).

[cryptonector]

Isn't that 500 AU out?

[XorNot]

Yes, but the trick with getting there is building the vehicle. Time takes care of the rest (you'd do it using ion thrusters).