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...
Mar 29, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Economics
Serving as a judge in a space business plan competition this year allowed me to combine my interests in space development with my interests in space economics. Evaluating the space business plans that were submitted to the contest was quite educational given the...
Mar 19, 2023 | Commercial Space, Meetings and Events, Space Economics, Space News
The planned 2030 termination of ISS (International Space Station) operations and the establishment of the NASA Commercial LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Destinations program to support one or more commercial space stations to succeed ISS is a singular opportunity for a giant...
Oct 16, 2022 | Commercial Space, Mars Settlement, Space Economics, Space Tourism
(This document was created in 2020 for reference use as a part of an entry in the Mars Society’s Mars City State Design Competition.) In addressing the question of the size and value of an Earth → Mars tourism industry for the Mars City State Design Competition,...
Nov 17, 2020 | Space Economics, Space Settlement
By Jim Plaxco, President, Chicago Society for Space Studies Based on a presentation given at the 2020 Lunar Development Conference In considering the Moon as a future economic resource there are a number of factors that must be considered when evaluating the economic...
