Deep Dive: The Future of Space

How do rockets work and why are we launching so many of them into space? What are the legacy and emerging business models being built around space? What will the future space economy look like?

Every few weeks, we see a new video of Elon Musk launching a Falcon 9 or Starship rocket into space and landing it back on Earth ready to be used again. But have you ever stopped and wondered how a rocket even works? Or what is driving us to launch so many of them into orbit? This month’s deep dive aims to provide a common foundation on the new space economy. We have tried to break down every aspect of space, from the basic physics of how and why rockets enter orbit, to the legacy and emerging business models being built around space, to the evolving plans for lunar and deep space…