Comment by antonvs
20 hours ago
> optical fibers factories and pharma factories can deliver higher quality products when built in space
Those seem like classic examples of what you get when you have a solution in search of problems.
What’s the monetary value of the incremental improvements in those products, and how does it compare to the cost of setting up and operating manufacturing facilities in orbit?
And what could you get quality-wise if you poured an equivalent amount of money into improving ground based factories?