Yup. Right now we're seeing LEO technology move from "only well funded nation states can do this" to "BigCo will sell this to you as a service".
A similar transition happened in the 1500s when we went from only nation states (though they weren't called that back then) being able to justify the cost of transportation to the Americas to any old bunch of Christian extremists being able to afford to make the trip.
I really hope I live long enough to see state sponsored and then commodity travel to places other than our planet.
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Yup. Right now we're seeing LEO technology move from "only well funded nation states can do this" to "BigCo will sell this to you as a service".
A similar transition happened in the 1500s when we went from only nation states (though they weren't called that back then) being able to justify the cost of transportation to the Americas to any old bunch of Christian extremists being able to afford to make the trip.
I really hope I live long enough to see state sponsored and then commodity travel to places other than our planet.