On May 20, 9:40*am, wrote:
"Space bigwigs in Russia and Europe are
working on ambitious plans for an international
space shipyard in orbit above the Earth,
according to reports. The orbital shipyard
would be used to assemble manned spacecraft
capable of travelling to the Moon or Mars."

Source:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05...d_discussions/

The one and only viable location for this "orbital shipyard" is within
the Earth-moon L1 (aka Selene L1), because that's where the most
volumetric tonnage can safely coexist with the least amount of applied
energy.

~ BG

~ BG