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The idea of considering business opportunities within the inner solar system is clearly speculative. However, the danger with most speculative opportunities is not being ahead of your time, but failing to recognize that virtually all such possibilities may be realized in time. The inner solar system is inherently more challenging in terms of prospective business activity than the Moon, Mars, or even asteroids.
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Ryan, M.H., Kutschera, I. (2015). Business Modalities of the Inner Solar System: Planets with Potential?. In: Badescu, V., Zacny, K. (eds) Inner Solar System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19569-8_18
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