But Jeff, without gravity where will the smoke go for those smoke stack industries? And won’t it take a lot of energy to send heavy industries into space?
No. Solar-powered electric flying saucers will do the job very efficiently.
But Jeff, without gravity where will the smoke go for those smoke stack industries? And won’t it take a lot of energy to send heavy industries into space?
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What effect will a million atmospheric reentries a day have on the environment?
The biggest problem with his proposal is heat dissipation. There’s no air in space so heat just bubbles around the source. They’d need some substantial heat sinks to get the heat away from the boilers or whatever they’re using.
Not to mention bringing the products back to earth.
Reminds me of Patricia Schroeder when she ran for President and cried that, "companies have to learn that the purpose of their companies is to provide jobs for the workers" (to hell with producing a product to sell).