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Made in space? Start-up brings factory in orbit one step closer to reality (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Do you think rockets burn unicorn farts and exhaust pixie dust?

By that logic, pretty much any activity we do exacerbates the crisis. The climate is not being fucked because we're launching rockets, save your passion for those issues where it actually matters.

we do not want to "start manufacturing in space"

Speak for yourself.

[โ€“] MrSmith@lemmy.world -1 points 20 hours ago

By that logic, pretty much any activity we do exacerbates the crisis

Almost the right conclusion. Some activity exacerbates more than other. Sending rockets to space is the "more" one.

The climate is not being fucked because we're launching rockets

Exactly! Not yet. Let's keep it that way.

I understand we're all fans of science-fiction here, and especially gullible when billionaires promise us "colonies in Mars next year", but try to keep it grounded since manufacturing isn't even sustainable yet here on earth.