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@uphillbothways Couldn't it be a staging ground, not just for lunar mining, but also asteroid mining?
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Maybe, but only if a lunar space elevator were built first. That could hypothetically be built with current technology.
Similarly, a terrestrial elevator to orbit would change things, but that requires further technological advancement.
Current propellant based escape technologies would prevent economic feasibility.