1. Supply of Heavy launches seems a matter of little demand. There’s a big enough profit margin that seems little reason to get more greedy - they WANT increased demand.
2. Competition is the issue: can we mine & deliver metals from an asteroid to LEO cheaper than lifting same out of the gravity well?
2b. Might that consideration of ground-to-orbit resources include removing materials from future terrestrial use?
2. Competition is the issue: can we mine & deliver metals from an asteroid to LEO cheaper than lifting same out of the gravity well?
2b. Might that consideration of ground-to-orbit resources include removing materials from future terrestrial use?