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← There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 30 May 2013 to 11 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under space space Everything filed under America America Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under war war Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth. There is no raw material in space thatcould be mined and sold profitably onEarth. Last stated 7 years ago 27 Aug 2019 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space. — tap to centre the map on it Manufacturing and mining in spacewill never be lucrative enough topay for human settlement of space. Last stated 8 months ago 10 Feb 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2020-05-06 — tap for who they are CH Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2026-02-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every ore worth mining already has an adequate supply chain on Earth, and that is what a space mine has to beat. — tap to centre the map on it Every ore worth mining already hasan adequate supply chain on Earth,and that is what a space mine has tobeat. Last stated 7 years ago 27 Aug 2019 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Selling information rather than matter or power to Earth is the only space business that has ever paid. — tap to centre the map on it Selling information rather thanmatter or power to Earth is the onlyspace business that has ever paid. Last stated 7 years ago 20 Aug 2019 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Space-based solar power will never supply electricity to Earth, because it is thousands of times too expensive. — tap to centre the map on it Space-based solar power will neversupply electricity to Earth, becauseit is thousands of times tooexpensive. Last stated 7 years ago 20 Aug 2019 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not driven mainly bymaterial resources, so running outof them is not what would stop it. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Sept 2020 JC Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Space data centres solve the wrong problem, because the contended resource is chips rather than energy, and that will not change this decade. — tap to centre the map on it Space data centres solve the wrongproblem, because the contendedresource is chips rather thanenergy, and that will not changethis decade. Last stated 7 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's Moon programme is stilldesigned for a launch market that nolonger exists. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Oct 2021 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: NASA is worth saving. — tap to centre the map on it NASA is worth saving. Last stated a year ago 12 Jun 2025 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated a month ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter — tap to centre the map on it A regional climate extreme setduring an ecological disaster is notevidence that the whole country orplanet was hotter Last stated 3 months ago 22 Jul 2026 ZH Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it. — tap to centre the map on it A warming climate and retreatingglaciers are raising the risk ofHimalayan ice-and-rock collapsesregardless of whether any singleevent can be attributed to it. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Aug 2026 ZH Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions wereultimately climate change — theclimate shifting faster than lifecould adapt to it. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth. Last stated 27 Aug 2019 · 7 years ago Holds Casey Handmer Read this korrent →