2. NewsWeek, 2015
“Space is the new internet.”
1,000 companies
$2.3 B invested in 2015
8 exits since 2000
1 unicorn
“Trillionaires will be made in space “
6. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Low Earth orbit—350 km
Humans
24 orbited
12 walked
6 work
544 visited
Machines
13 launched
2 active
8,000 launched
3,000 in orbit
1,400 active
77 launched
0.5 active
~170M
pieces of
space
debris
7. The Perfectly Sane Grownup Zone
Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Low Earth orbit—350 km
8. The Perfectly Sane Grownup Zone
Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
The Certifiably Insane Zone
Low Earth orbit—350 km
9. The Perfectly Sane Grownup Zone
Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
The Certifiably Insane Zone
The Totally Bonkers Zone
Low Earth orbit—350 km
10. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Space business today
$6B
Rockets
$120B
Satellite
services
$58B
Ground
equipment
$16B
Satellite
build
Low Earth orbit—350 km
17. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Space business actuals
“space is the new internet”
$6B
Rockets
$120B
Satellite
services
$58B
Ground
equipment
$16B
Satellite
build
Low Earth orbit—350 km
18. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Space business potentials
Micro G
research
Trash
removal
Mining
Fuel
Factories
Solar
farms
Space trucks
Server farms
Tourism
Agriculture
Health
$6B
Rockets
$120B
Satellite
services
$58B
Ground
equipment
$16B
Satellite
build
Low Earth orbit—350 km
31. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Startup frontier
Micro G
research
Trash
removal
Mining Fuel
Factories
Solar
farms
Space trucks Server farms
Tourism
Agriculture Health
“space is the new internet”
“space is the new infrastructure”
$6B
Rockets
$120B
Satellite
services
$58B
Ground
equipment
$16B
Satellite
build
Low Earth orbit—350 km
33. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Nothing exciting happens
Tourism $6B
Rockets
$120B
Satellite
services
$58B
Ground
equipment
$16B
Satellite
build
Low Earth orbit—350 km
34. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Big new markets
Tourism
Micro G
research
Trash
removal
Mining
Fuel Factories
Solar
farms
Space trucks
Server farms
$6B
Rockets
$120B
Satellite
services
$58B
Ground
equipment
$16B
Satellite
build
Low Earth orbit—350 km
37. Mars—78, 340,000 km
Moon—400,000 km
Geostationary orbit—35,000 km
Startup frontier
Micro G
research
Trash
removal
Mining Fuel
Factories
Solar
farms
Space trucks Server farms
Tourism
Agriculture Health
“space is the new internet”
“space is the new infrastructure”
$6B
Rockets
$120B
Satellite
services
$58B
Ground
equipment
$16B
Satellite
build
Low Earth orbit—350 km