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Terrestrial launchers become obsolete as

orbital production factories still require very rare minerals to operate - these are in Tibet and Central Africa. IS this a good thing?

about 1 year 22 weeks ago; this card has earned 3 idea points
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  • Why assume it needs rare minerals? Innovation supplies a new material that is not reliant on rare resources.
    by IHuckDisc
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  • Mineral needs and mineral supply are too different things. Ethics of extraction?
    by Tandem4
  • Resources & pollution to launch the sats will have to be weighed against mineral needs. recycling of defunct sats in orbit help meet needs
    by IHuckDisc
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