Sep 18, 2026 | Cislunar Space, Commercial Space, Lunar Bases, Lunar Economy, Space Development, Space Economics
Typically when space development advocates speak of a future cislunar economy they envision a network of lunar facilities and settlements, orbital space colonies either in Low Earth Orbit or at the L5 LaGrange point, solar power satellites delivering energy to Earth,...
Jun 27, 2026 | Commercial Space, Space Tourism
By Michael N. Daily, APR. Image Source: OpenAI ChatGPT(2026) For generations, humanity looked toward the stars and imagined what it would be like to leave Earth behind, if only for a brief moment. Space travel existed primarily in the realm of government astronauts,...
Jun 26, 2026 | Commercial Space, Lunar Bases, Mars Missions, Space Development, Space Settlement
By William Halal. First published as “The Coming Space Age: Forecasts from the TechCast Project,” in Angus Hooke (ed), Technological Breakthroughs and Future Business Opportunities in Education, Health, and Outer Space (IGI Global, 2021). [The volatile nature of...
May 29, 2026 | Commercial Space, Space Development, Space Education, Space Stations
Version Information: Space Station Cost Simulation Version 0.5, 05/29/2026 Space Station Simulation Documentation Version 0.5, 05/29/2026 User Guide Table of Contents Introduction Space Station Design Overview Running the Simulation User Inputs Space Station...
Dec 7, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Development, Space Economics, Space Settlement
Earlier this year I gave a presentation The Impact of AI and Robotics on Space Settlement, which was a successor to a presentation I first gave in 2019 at the International Space Development Conference. Titled Robotic Space Settlement, that presentation focused on the...
Jul 6, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Development, Space Economics, Space Stations
Figure 1. Porter”s Five Forces model applied to a commercial space station business. This essay is an expansion on the Porter’s Five Forces section of the presentation Evaluating the Market for Commercial Space Stations originally presented at the 2023...
