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>>11156451
Also, much like Elon's long term end goal is colonization and potentially terraforming (or paraterraforming) Mars, Jeff Bezo's stated end goal is O'Neill cylinders. A spinning space station with an internal area about the size of Luxembourg. Pic related. We technically have the technology for such a thing, but it's not feasible to build them on Earth. It would however be feasible to build them on the Moon.

>>8696067
>Building space colonies is an engineering problem
No, it's a logistics problem. The late Gerard K. O'Neil already provided a design that can be made with existing tech. It's the prohibitive costs of getting the materials where they need to build it in space that have deterred such endeavors.