Today we are talking about two topics that are close to our hearts: space and economy.
In recent years, NASA’s Artemis program and the commercialization of space have resulted in a large and growing space economy. How large?
“It’s about $400 billion. By 2030 it is estimated to be about $1 trillion,” said Namrata Goswami, a space policy scholar and co-author of Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space. “We’re also including a space economy that’s coming in the next 20 to 30 years, including the ‘space economy,’ meaning the economy that would be developed in space itself, leading to a trillion-dollar economy by 2040.”
In the show, Goswami explains the state of the space economy, how the space industry has evolved, and the need for updated international space regulations if we’re really serious about going to Mars. Plus why retiring on the moon during Kimberly’s lifetime might not be such a far-fetched idea.
In the News Fix: In the first few months of the year, the largest US banks wrote off billions of dollars in bad consumer loans. While not uncommon, it could be a sign of a slowing economy. And could we be nearing the end of the barcode as we know it?
Later, listeners share the many ways they use ChatGPT. And this week’s answer to the Make Me Smart question got us thinking about the images (or lack thereof) in our heads.
Note: Fox News settled the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems after this show was taped.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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