

At the same time, space is a growing industry that will likely change the way we do things on the surface. I’d rather that we have some control over that than leave everything up to the americans. We could also benefit economically and use those funds for projects in other sectors.
There are also some direct practical applications, like satellite Internet in remote regions, and Earth observation / climate research.
I don’t know how it will all play out, but this seems like a good thing. Why pay musk for starlink and spacex launches when we can set up something for ourselves.
There is also !localllama@sh.itjust.works :)
crossposting between the communities can help grow both