/sci/ - Science & Math

so why isn't Elon planning on just making his own habitat or earth orbit space station once he gets starship and heavy up and running? Surely the technology behind the space habitat is insignificant compared to the LV, he could have a ~1G rotating habitat up and built within 10 years, soon enough that he himself could go up into space. Companies would pay plenty of money to send up proof of concept tech to test in a mature space habitat and I'm sure plenty of billionaires would be down to take a trip. It feels like such a waste to not get started on that ASAP.