>>lawren+(OP)
Last month John Carmack was also suggesting that the idea of chip manufacturing in space might be worth exploring [0]. It would be interesting to hear from any experts if the idea has any merit; perhaps it could help unlock new manufacturing techniques?
I only skimmed the linked PDF but did they write anything about the risks or challenges of deploying consumer hardware into space? Is space-hardened hardware not required?
[0] https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1821689022881636554