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The Future of Space is Too Big to Launch

The Future of Space is Too Big to Launch
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Building things in space is inevitable.

Private space stations and space-based data centers will require structures far larger than anything we can launch in one piece. If we could build at scale in orbit, we could create entirely new scientific instruments, orbital factories, shipyards, spacecraft, and habitats.

We've written a new article in partnership with Existential Hope exploring just how awesome that future could be! In-space construction via robotic swarms is one of the technologies we're developing at Manifold, check out Opportunities to work on it with us or our Research page for more information.

The future of space is too big to fit inside a rocket
Existential Hope in Practice
Written by
Sidh Sikka
I'm a Ph.D. student working on space robotics at Purdue, and one of the founders of Manifold. I am also a relentless technological optimist, and hope to see a future where humans live among the stars.
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