Excellent news!<br /><br />Many of us have been preaching that if we achieve CATS, business plans will become feasible. But as we <i>approach</i> CATS, certain of those business plans will be the first to make the cut. Here is our first example.<br /><br />Low cost of operations, high value of product produced. Scientific data is a huge market for space business development.<br /><br />What is the fundamental resource this enterprise would be exploiting?<br /><br />Is it regolith? Is it solar power? Is it any of the things people talk about when talking about "developing lunar resources"?<br /><br />No, no and no.<br /><br />It's what I have been preaching for years:<br /><br /><font color="yellow">Being There</font><br /><br />Now if we can get some lunar bandwidth in place . . . <br /><br />But actually, my favorite question on this annoucement is if the launch is slated for a Falcon V.<br /><br />Did the launch cost advantage of a SpaceX vehicle put this business plan over the top?<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>