Why do you like that one?
Why do you like that one?
Profit motive. We can get there for much less energy expenditure and odds are we'll be able to find something someone can make a profit from. That will guarantee a vibrant space industry.
Larry Niven has a lot of neat short stories in his Known Space series that deal with the possibilities. I also read alot of Gerard K O'Neill's books, papers and articles about L5 and related industrialization of space (even got to talk to him for about 1/2 hour when he was stopped over in SF many years ago and visited the store where I worked - he was shocked someone recognized him!).