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philandy 4 points ago +4 / -0

Yes, I was talking about the cloud colony. I also heard that Mercury's twilight zone is a good option, eventually.

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befehlistbefehl 3 points ago +3 / -0

Umm last I checked mercury isn't tidally locked to the sun, so there wouldn't be a stationary twilight zone.

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philandy 3 points ago +3 / -0

A traveling colony is easily possible though since every Mercury day is 176 Earth days.

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befehlistbefehl 2 points ago +2 / -0

I'd say it's definitely possible, but would it be practical, much less profitable?

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philandy 3 points ago +3 / -0

I argue any space journeys aren't profitable in the traditional sense. We only ever went to the Moon for optics, and it took years to come up with the idea to use it as a launchpad.

Still, I can think of several good and bad reasons to be as close as possible to the sun.