During the 50s, as the demands of global telecommunications grew, plans were drawn up to create satellites to provide these resources. But there's a catch -- they have to be manned, as computers are too big to take into space. This would provide a huge motivation to go into space, and develop all the infrastructure necessary to do it.
Of course, in real life, we invented the transistor, making it possible to create very small computers, and satellites ended up having no people whatsoever.
But what if the transistor was invented a few decades later, and cis-Lunar space colonization became a reality?
Of course, in real life, we invented the transistor, making it possible to create very small computers, and satellites ended up having no people whatsoever.
But what if the transistor was invented a few decades later, and cis-Lunar space colonization became a reality?