03. Based on the amount of money it takes to transport something to space, would our economy suffer if we took numerous trips to space for fuel, materials, repairs, and stuff? (A K2S Question)

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It will take relatively less and less money over time. And consider this: as we expand into space, we'll start finding and using more and more resources in space, rather than exporting them from Earth—for example, one key resource is solar energy, which is abundant in space.

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Answer provided by Esther Dyson

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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