There are good reasons for avoiding Jupiter's gravity well, if you can, unless there is something you really want. Moria CHONics compromise, and use the atmosphere of Titan, from which they harvest hydrogen in the form of methane, to ship liquid methane to the Inner System, and nitrogen, to make Solid Air out of.
http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=CHON
The idea is that Morians use family ships to ply the CHON Triangle: Venus/Titan/Luna, which developed that way due to the history of Fenspace.
CHON (plus Essential Salts) gives you all the requirements of life. The Inner System is lacking in hydrogen (off Earth), except where you can find water ice.
Early on, I'd expect the CHON Triangle to be a major source of raw materials in Fenspace.
But, this may be too small scale once things really get going, so it may become worth harvesting the atmosphere of the gas giants.
If you want metals, Mercury is a pretty good source, assuming you don't get enough from asteroid mining.
Early on, Stellvia Oil is making its products from CO2 from the atmosphere of Venus, and imported hydrogen.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=CHON
The idea is that Morians use family ships to ply the CHON Triangle: Venus/Titan/Luna, which developed that way due to the history of Fenspace.
CHON (plus Essential Salts) gives you all the requirements of life. The Inner System is lacking in hydrogen (off Earth), except where you can find water ice.
Early on, I'd expect the CHON Triangle to be a major source of raw materials in Fenspace.
But, this may be too small scale once things really get going, so it may become worth harvesting the atmosphere of the gas giants.
If you want metals, Mercury is a pretty good source, assuming you don't get enough from asteroid mining.
Early on, Stellvia Oil is making its products from CO2 from the atmosphere of Venus, and imported hydrogen.
--
"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind