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The Future of Space, Part I: The Setup - by Max Olson

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This is the first part of a two-part series on the future of the space industry. Although I’ve followed the space for a while now, I learned a lot in the process of writing this series. Part 2 is the real fun one on the near-term future of space. It should be finished in a few weeks. Expansion of life across our solar system and beyond has been a dream of mine since childhood. Of course, this isn't uncommon among other sci-fi enthusiasts, or anyone who grew up knowing we've sent humans to the Moon but haven't sent them back in nearly 50 years. Space is fascinating for many reasons. It's a frontier in every sense: physically, technically, even socially. It's at the bleeding edge of what humanity is capable of. "Looking to the stars" and "shooting for the moon" are common idioms because space has defined our limits for generations. Now (finally!) the technical and business tailwinds are coming together to make it possible. The cost and ease of getting to space are about to improve by man

The Future of Space, Part I: The Setup Max Olson Mar 03, 2021 2 Share This is the first part of a two-part series on the future of the space industry . Although I’ve followed the space for a while now, I learned a lot in the process of writing this series. Part 2 is the real fun one on the near-term future of space. It should be finished in a few weeks. Expansion of life across our solar system and beyond has been a dream of mine since childhood. Of course, this isn't uncommon among other sci-fi enthusiasts, or anyone who grew up knowing we've sent humans to the Moon but haven't sent them back

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