Posted by: Brian Neumann
« on: August 29, 2011, 08:11:26 PM »The difference is that a shipyard is already in space, the factory is lots of heavy discrete machines while a spaceports biggest part is going to be the space on the ground that is stressed and hardened to take the touchdowns and liftoff of huge ships. (A 30,000 ton cargo ship is a pretty big item when you think about it.)
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