Why not just in orbit? Can take products back to earth on returning rockets pretty much for free, or drop them in disposable vehicles if there is more traffic going down than up.
People might ask why do that at all. There are lots of metals in space in concentrated form, solar energy is uninterrupted, and if a large part of your market is off earth it starts to make lots of sense.
Not anytime soon mind you, but one could imagine a future like that pretty easily.
People might ask why do that at all. There are lots of metals in space in concentrated form, solar energy is uninterrupted, and if a large part of your market is off earth it starts to make lots of sense.
Not anytime soon mind you, but one could imagine a future like that pretty easily.