In which I post about a TL9 solar system

[Say, it isn't that bad!]

Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

Both of them are a little expensive. You could build a SM+18 colony for around the same price if you did the following:

1 Cargo Hold (N/A)
1 Fuel Tank ($30B)
3 Steel Armor ($60B
3 Habitat ($300B)
3 Hanger Bay ($30B)
9 Open Space ($18B)
Spin Gravity ($10B)

Total: $448B

Assuming that 50% of the cabins are used for habitation, the station is capable of supporting 900,000 people, for a cost of around $500,000 per person.

The question I have is, without the fabricators/factories, how do they make money? I don't really see tourism, refuelling, or science producing enough revenue.