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comment by OftenBen
OftenBen  ·  2736 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System

Doesn't it make more sense to have the shipyards in space?

I envision a future where we have two different types of vehicles, gravity well tugs, and interplanetary vessels. That way you're not dependent on one type of frame to do all the heavy lifting AND be efficient as an interplanetary transport.