Commercialization of Space
People in spacecraft will be traveling to space stations in minutes, Moon in hours, and planets in days. Five grams of antimatter (mass of a nickel) is equal to five Saturn V rockets. Initially, antimatter will cost about $1 billion per gram; and as technology advances, the costs will drop to under $1 million per gram as metric tons of antimatter become available.
The travel cost to the space stations will drop from $500 million for Space Shuttle and $20 million paid by Dennis Tito & Mark Shuttleworth to less than $200,000 per person.
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von Braun's Space Station in Minutes |
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Based upon market survey, millions of Americans are interest in space
travel and tourism.
Including people from other countries, 110 million people are willing
to spend $1.8 trillion.
People
(Millions)
Dollars (per person)
Total
(Billions)
Potential
Markets
45.7
5.2
4.1less than $10,000
$10,000
to $100,000
over $100,000$160
213
513Entertainment
Space Stations
Moon Colonies
55.0
$886
Within this century, millions of people will be living in space stations and colonies on the Moon, Mars, and other planets. The Star Trek Dream becomes Reality as people create innovative technologies along with millions of new businesses, novel industries, and joint ventures.
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