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Space: the next investment frontier?

2025/7/2
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Sean Fuller: 我认为投资太空的金额取决于你想达到的规模，从数百万美元到更高的投资都有可能。太空准入成本在过去十年中显著降低，这使得更多的私人市场对投资太空表现出兴趣，因为他们认识到其中的好处。我们可以在太空中生产用于电信的光纤，这种光纤更好、更纯，效果也更好，而且通常更便宜，因为这种能力要强大得多。 Max Hayot: 我认为未来应该有更多的人居住在太空而不是地球上。我们的首要目标客户是为各国政府工作的专业宇航员，他们去太空进行重要的科学、外联、制造和研究。HAVEN-1和HAVEN-2是未来的微重力实验室空间站，面向国际政府。

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This chapter explores the financial aspects of space exploration, outlining the significant costs involved in rocket construction and technology development. It also highlights the decreasing cost of space access in recent years due to increased private sector involvement and innovation.
  • Costs of rocket construction are very high, in the tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Developing spaceflight technology can cost tens of millions of dollars.
  • The cost of accessing space has decreased significantly over the past 10 years due to increased private investment and innovation.

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Billionaires, scientists and start-ups are all trying to get in on the action.

And it's not all about sending rockets and satellites into space. Space-enabled technologies are informing climate forecasting and disaster planning, as well as playing a role in logistics, defence and food security.

State funded and private investment has reach an all time high.

We head to the IAC in Milan to meet some of the industry experts leading the charge.

Produced and presented by Ru Abbass

Image: An illustration of Haven 2, the proposed successor to the International Space Station. Image courtesy of Vast)