TO BE CATEGORIZED | New Space Economy

Infographic comparing the digital and space economies, including their estimated 2020s annual revenues, unit economics, growth enablers, barriers, customer bases, recurring demand, and four scenarios through the mid- to late 21st century.

COULD THE SPACE ECONOMY EVER OUTWEIGH THE DIGITAL ECONOMY?

Infographic explains how abundant space resources and capacity can lower prices and incentives while increasing congestion, waste, underinvestment, and sustainability risks.

PARADOX OF PLENTY

Infographic summarizing evidence, caveats, indicative 2024 market figures, segment concentration ranges, competitive alternatives, market maturity, and conditions that may change concentration in the space economy.

IS THE SPACE ECONOMY BECOMING TOO CONCENTRATED IN A HANDFUL OF COMPANIES?

Infographic comparing government market creation, private-market support, and waiting as approaches to developing emerging space services, with listed benefits, risks, policy tools, consequences, and guiding principles.

SHOULD GOVERNMENTS INTENTIONALLY CREATE MARKETS FOR EMERGING SPACE SERVICES?

Infographic explains how increasing space-sector capability can lead to more output and efficiency but slower economic impact, with examples involving launch, satellites, communications, Earth observation, and navigation.

THE PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX

Infographic explaining economic independence beyond Earth through eight core conditions, four sustainability tests, threshold measures, four governance models, declaration timing, and five long-term settlement effects.

WHEN CAN AN OFF-WORLD ECONOMY BE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY INDEPENDENT?

Infographic summarizing the strategic objectives, benefits, drawbacks, comparison points, and practical recommendations associated with national space capabilities.

SHOULD EVERY MAJOR NATION MAINTAIN SOVEREIGN SPACE CAPABILITIES?

Infographic showing how coordinated spending cuts across launches, satellites, budgets, research, and supply chains can reduce demand and future space-economy capacity.

PARADOX OF THRIFT

Infographic explaining that the space economy can be assessed through direct industry revenue and through the broader economic dependency created by space infrastructure. It compares measures, data sources, strengths, limitations, market indicators, policy arguments, and consequences of relying on only one approach, then recommends using both lenses together.

HOW SHOULD WE MEASURE THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF SPACE?

Infographic reviewing Alexei Panshin’s 1968 science-fiction novel, including its first-contact plot, themes of identity, cultural encounter, time, responsibility, and choice; strengths and considerations; recommended readers; and a four-out-of-five rating.

RITE OF PASSAGE