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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket tests in Texas are emitting so much methane you can see it from space (fortune.com)
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket tests in Texas are emitting so much methane you can see it from space::So much you can see it from the ISS in space.

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree to some of it, but also disagree on other parts.

Energy availability, in the future of humanity, will not be the constraining factor. There will be enoigh electric energy from solar panels on planetary surfaces (be it Earth or others). Resources (mining, plants) will be the constraining factor for economy.

[–] Ecen@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Be that as it may, my main point would be that basic orbital and interplanetary infrastructure is an incredibly worthwhile investment since it will allow us to start tapping into energy collection, as well as mining, of a different order of magnitude than we currently have access to on earth :)

[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, my point was kinda that you would need to land on a solid surface to mine metals. But now that I think about it, it could also be done on asteroids.