It’s a great point 👍, but there is a solution! The key is to bootstrap the industry in space building it a little at a time using resources that are already in space. Here’s a paper I wrote about how this can be done. ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.106…
2/3 For a version of that paper that is not behind a paywall, you can download it here: arxiv.org/pdf/1612.03238…
3/3 For a 3-part story where @howellspace interviewed me on this “bootstrapping” concept, here is part one. (Follow the links at the bottom for parts 2 and 3.) If we can convince policy makers to pursue it, I think it will greatly benefit our world.🌎🚀 universetoday.com/115926/buildin…
