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Humanity
As countries obtain access to economical sources of
energy, their economies will expand. Deserts will blossom. Using the United States as the baseline, the World's
Gross National Product will increase by a factor of ten to $300 trillion in 50
years and another factor of ten to $3,000 trillion in 100 years.
| Time |
World's Gross National Product (GNP) |
Space
Exploration and Colonization |
Total Gross
National Product |
| Today |
$30 Trillion
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| 50 years |
$300 Trillion |
$20 Trillion |
$320 Trillion |
| 100 years |
$3,000 Trillion
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$1,500 Trillion |
$4,500 Trillion |
In 100 years, space exploration and colonization will
contribution an additional $1,500 trillion increasing the Total Gross National
Product to $4,500 trillion.
Although the economic opportunities are measured in
thousands of trillions of dollars, the real benefits will come from billions of
people being able to live out their dreams to make the world a better place to
live. Millions of new business and billions of new jobs will be created.
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