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How Much Would It Cost To Live In Space?

A meaningless article. No one is going to pay those kinds of costs to live in space. Fortunately, they won’t have to.

…in spaaaaace. In half a decade.

I’m skeptical, but it would be great obviously if it works, and I’m glad that DIU is funding things like this.

[Update a few minutes later]

Link added now, sorry.

We’ve occasionally considered moving up there, but this is disquieting. The coastal commission should be abolished.

An interesting Twitter thread by Phil Metzger, who’s been working the issue for a while. I haven’t reviewed it in any detail.

According to the OIG, the second launch tower is a schedule/cost nightmare.

[Noon update]

Here‘s Eric Berger’s take.

[Afternoon update]

Further thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.

…what would he be doing differently?

And he’s not even doing all that he wants to, thanks mostly to Manchin and Sinema.