When will we be able to afford space settlement?
Depends on what you mean by settlement. I will assume a community of
at least a few hundred, some planning on staying permanently, with a
locally-produced product, sold on Earth, that isn't subject to
cancellation by any particular government's whim. My guess: this will
happen within 20 years after the cost to Low Earth Orbit gets down to
$100US per pound.
What product will that be, exactly?
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