Thanx for taking the trouble to inform me, ppanon. That made for exciting reading. Also, I realized just how poorly informed I am. :D
I'm now pretty sure that there MUST be a project for establishing a space factory which could be used for many other purposes including building photovoltaic cells of higher efficiency than now possible (probably because of the Earth's gravity). Would you know of any such?
Also, the dark side of the moon has featured as a base & launchpad for in-system missions in many sci-fi novels. Why is it that money is NOT being concentrated on building such a base with mines, refineries, factories, etc.?