,EPHEM]ALIZATION = ,PO/-,CAPITALI/ ,SPACE ,EXPLORATION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,KEV9 ,C>SON ,TEXT 3 ,AT A TIME :5 GOV]NM5T SPACE PROGRAMS LIKE ,N,A,S,A'S SEEM TO BE 9 P]MAN5T RETR5*M5T -- %IFT+ TO A /RATEGY FOCUS$ ON UNCREW$ PROBES1 FI$ TO ,GOLD5 ,AGE SCI5CE FICTION VISIONS ( GIANT C>T:EEL /ATIONS 9 ORBIT -- A LOT ( PEOPLE SEE ,ELON ,MUSK'S PRIVATE SPACE V5TURE ,SPACE,X AS A SIGN ( HOPE ?AT WE HAVE A FUTURE 9 SPACE AFT] ALL4 ,SPACE,X HAS HAD CONSID]ABLE SUCCESS DEVELOP+ REUSABLE SPACECRAFT & ORBITAL BOO/]S -- ! ,DRAGON SPACECRAFT HAS RESUPPLI$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SPACE ,/ATION -- & HAS A*IEV$ A CONTROLL$ DESC5T ) TAIL L&+ BY A ,FALCON BOO/]4 ,/>T+ ) ! FIR/ ,DRAGON SPACECRAFT TO ,M>S1 ,MUSK HAS COMMITT$ HIMSELF TO REGUL> ,M>S RUNS EV]Y #bf MON?S1 US+ L[ CO/VEHICLES#a4 ,! GOAL IS AN AF=DABLE & PR$ICTABLE C>GO R\TE1 9 ORD] TO 5C\RAGE ,M>S-RELAT$ RESE>* & 9DU/RY4 ,ESS5TIALLY :AT WE'RE SAY+ IS WE'RE E/ABLI%+ A C>GO R\TE TO ,M>S4 ,IT'S A REGUL> C>GO R\TE4 ,Y\ CAN C\NT ON IT4 ,IT'S GO+ HAPP5 EV]Y #bf MON?S4 ,LIKE A TRA9 LEAV+ ! /ATION4 ,& IF SCI5TI/S >\ND ! WORLD KN[ ?AT !Y CAN C\NT ON ?AT1 & IT'S GO+ TO BE 9EXP5SIVE1 RELATIVELY SPEAK+ COMP>$ TO ANY?+ 9 ! PA/1 !N !Y WILL PLAN ACCORD+LY & COME UP ) A LOT ( GREAT EXP]IM5TS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,TIM ,F]NHOLZ1 ,?IS IS AK9 TO ! WAY ?AT MASSIVE CONTA9] %IPS PLY ! OCEANS TO BR+ COMPON5TS BETWE5 F>-FLUNG FACTORIES4 ,PLANN]S DON'T RELY ON A SPECIFIC %IP TO MAKE IT ACROSS ! ,PACIFIC AT A DISCRETE TIME1 BUT 9/EAD IMAG9E ! %IPS AS A K9D ( CONVEYOR BELT1 CON/ANTLY 9 MOTION1 & PLAN !IR OP]ATIONS >\ND ! IDEA ?AT GOODS >E CON/ANTLY 9 MOTION BETWE5 TWO GIV5 SITES4 ,! FIR/ MISSION WILL BE FOLL[$ BY SEV]AL ,DRAGONS 9 #b#b1 & 9 #bbb A L>G] NUMB] C>RY+ ! 9FRA/RUCTURE = A P]MAN5T BASE ON ,M>S -- LAY+ ! GR\NDWORK = ! PLANN$ TRANSPORTATION ( HUMAN PASS5G]S 9 #b#b#d4 ,SPEAK+ ( :I*1 ,SPACE,X'S ,M>S PROJECT -- :I* 5VISIONS HUMANS LIV+ 9 A P]MAN5T BASE CON/RUCT$ !RE -- IS EASILY ! MO/ FAM\S4 ,BUT IF /ATE-DIRECT$ SPACE EXPLORATION FIZZL$ \T1 LET'S NOT ACCEPT1 AS ! ALT]NATIVE1 HUMAN EXPANSION 9TO ! SOL> SY/EM UND] ! DIRECTION ( CORPORATIONS & BILLIONAIRE V5TURE CAPITALI/S4 ,EV5 N[1 !RE >E ALL SORTS ( 9T]E/+ SPACE PROJECTS OP]AT+ ON RELATIVELY LITTLE CAPITAL1 & TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( *EAP1 EPHEM]AL MICRO-MANUFACTUR+ TE*NOLOGY4 ,COP5HAG5 ,SUBORBITALS1 = EXAMPLE1 IS AN AMATEUR1 CR[DFUND$ SPACEFLIK#a#a4 ,!Y USE A SEA-BAS$ LAUN* PLAT=M4 ,AT ! TIME ( ,A>ONSON'S #bab >TICLE1 ! V5TURE WAS 0COMPRIS$ ( A COT]IE ( #b-PLUS SPECIALI/S DET]M9$ TO CREATE ! FIR/ HOMEMADE1 MANN$ SPACECRAFT TO GO 9TO SUBORBITAL FLIS1 EV5TUALLY FALL+ TO @s#f#c1 A %OT4 ,! PROJECT A*IEVES 5ORM\S ECONOMIES OV] GOV]NM5T 7& PRESUMABLY CORPORATE7 BUREAUCRACIES BY US+ (F-!-%ELF COMPON5TS :5EV] POSSIBLE4 ,ONE MAN'S KIT*5 S9K VALVE IS ANO!R ROCKET MAN'S MISS+ COMPON5T4 ,A ,D4,I4,Y4 SPACEFLIT ) A GOOD RUMMAGE AT Y\R LOCAL PLUMB+ OR H>DW>E /ORE4 ,) EV]YDAY1(F-!-%ELF PRODUCTS1 ! GUYS BEH9D ,COP5HAG5 ,SUBORBITALS F\ND *EAP] SOLUTIONS TO EXP5SIVE1 COMPLEX SY/EMS40,9/EAD ( TRY+ TO 9V5T \R [N VALVE = 9/ANCE1 :Y NOT BUY ONE ?AT'S BE5 PRODUC$ MAYBE A MILLION TIMES10 EXPLA9$ ,KRI/IAN4 ,! PE]-TO-PE] NATURE ( ! PROJECT MEANS MU* FA/] TURN>\ND TIMES OR IT]ATION CYCLES -- 0,O,O,D,A LOOPS10 9 ! LATE ,COL4 ,JOHN ,BOYD'S WORDS -- ?AN IS POSSIBLE 9 GOV]NM5T OR CORPORATE BUREAUCRACIES4 ,S9CE ,COP5HAG5 ,SUBORBITALS IS B]EFT ( ! R$ TAPE & REGULATIONS *>ACT]I/IC ( F$]ALLY OR COMM]CIALLY FUND$ SPACEPROJECTS1 ,KRI/IAN EXPLA9$ ?AT HIS TEAM CAN GO FROM A REVIS$ SKET* TO AN IMPROV$ PROTOTYPE1 SOMETIMES 9 LESS ?AN FIVE M9UTES4 ,?AT'S F> QUICK] ?AN ,N,A,S,A1 ( C\RSE1 :]E HE HELP$ TO DESIGN NEW MOON ROV]S & COAU?OR$ ! AG5CY'S ,HUMAN ,9TEGRATION ,DESIGN ,H&BOOK4 ,AS = !IR A*IEVEM5TS1 SO F>1 !IR ACCOMPLI%M5TS >E IMPRESSIVE3 !IR SOLID-&-LIQUID-FUEL ROCKET1 ! ,H,E,A,T-#a,X1 IS ! FIR/ 0AMATEUR0 ROCKET FL[N ) A PAYLOAD ( A FULL-SIZE CRA% TE/ DUMMY1 & ! FIR/ TO P]=M A SUCCESSFUL ,MA9 ,5G9E ,CUT-,(F1 OR ,M,E,C,O COMM&1 & ! FIR/ LAUN*$ FROM A 0L[ BUDGET0 SEA-BAS$ PLAT=M4 ,IT'S ALSO ! MO/ P[]FUL AMATEUR ROCKET EV] FL[N4 ,S9CE !N1 ,COP5HAG5 ,SUBORBITALS HAS TE/$ ! ,SAPPHIRE 7) IMPROV$ GUIDANCE & MANEUV] SY/EMS71 & HAS A ,NEXO ,I @& ,I,I 9 ! WORK4 ,! ,SPICA ,I,I1 ! ROCKET ACTUALLY 9T5D$ TO S5D A LIVE P]SON 9TO SPACE1 IS EXPECT$ TO BE TE/$4 ,BITNATION -- A TRANSNATIONAL NETWORK CREAT$ TO ORGANIZE A V>IETY ( NON-/ATE GOV]NANCE S]VICES US+ ! ,BLOCK*A9 9FRA/RUCTURE -- HAS CREAT$ A ,BITNATION ,SPACE ,AG5CY4 ,! ,AG5CY 9T5DS TO BE A COORD9ATION PLAT=M = OP5-S\RCE SPACE EF=TS >\ND ! WORLD1 & HAS ITS [N ,FIVE-,YE> ,PLAN = CR[DFUND$ TE*NOLOGY DEVELOPM5T& SPACE MISSIONS4 ,IMAN ,MIRBIOKI 70,BITNATION ,SPACE ,AG5CY10 ,A ,BLOG ,AB\T ,NO?+ ,P>TICUL>1 ,JUNE #b1 #b#a#e71 :O CO-F\ND$ ! V5TURE ) ,SUSANNE ,T>K[SKI ,TEMPELH(1 E/IMATES ,B,S,A WILL RADICALLY *EAP5SPACEFLIGUES ?AT CORPORATE EF=TS LIKE ,SPACE,X >E 0JU/ ! BEG9N+ ( DEMOCRATIZ+ ! TE*NOLOGY02 ,B,S,A WILL 0TAKE IT FUR!R1 NOT JU/ MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE \TSIDE ( ! GOV]NM5T1 BUT ALSO MAKE IT OP5 S\RCE1 & ,D,I,Y FRI5DLY0 ,! ,AG5CY'S ,FIVE ,YE> ,PLAN /ATES A LI/ ( OBJECTIVES3 ,CREATE A DEC5TRALIZ$ & OP5-S\RCE SPACE AG5CY4 ,RESE>* & DEVELOP NEW & BETT] TE*NOLOGY = SPACE-TRAVEL_/SPACE-MISSIONS4 ,DEVELOP NEW ECO-FRI5DLY FUEL = SPACE VEHICLES4 7,ROCKET FUEL7 ,DEVELOP A NEW G5]ATION ( NAVIGATIONAL SY/EMS1 AS ! CURR5T ,G,P,S ACCURACY & MAXIMUM P]=MANCE 7SPE$ & ALTITUDE7 IS LIMIT$ DUE TO 5=C$ RULES BY ! ,U4,S MILIT>Y4 ,CREATE A *EAP] TE*NOLOGY & PLAT=M ON AN OP5 S\RCE BASIS ?AT 5ABLES ?OSE ) LIMIT$ BUDGETS TO REA* SPACE &_/OR DO EXP]IM5TS 9 MICROGRAVITY 5VIRONM5TS4 ,DEVELOP NEW & *EAP] SPACE VEHICLES ABLE ( REA*+ ,L,E,O 7,L[ ,E>? ,ORBIT71 ,G,S,O 7,GEO/ATION>Y ,ORBIT7 & O!R CELE/IAL BODIES LIKE ! ,MOON OR A/]OIDS4 ,RESE>* ALT]NATIVE 5]GY S\RCES1 MA9LY ANTI-MATT] TRAPP$ 9 ! ,E>?'S MAGNETIC FIELD4 ,RESE>* & DEVELOP TE*NOLOGY = M9+ M9]ALS & RES\RCES ON O!R CELE/IAL BODIES1 LIKE ! ,MOON OR A/]OIDS4 ,CREAT+ COMMUNICATION NETWORKS & DATAC5T]S 9 ,E>? ORBIT1 BEYOND ! REA* ( ANY /ATE OR REGIME TO WORK T[>D TOTALIMMUNITY & NEUTRALITY ( ! FUTURE ,I,T-9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,BUILD+ FUEL-DEPOTS & AN 9T]NATIONAL NETWORK BAS$ ON VIRTUAL CURR5CIES = REFUEL+ ( SATELLITES & O!R SPACE VEHICLES4 ,DO+ RESE>* 9 ! FIELD ( SPACE-M$IC9E & ! EFFECTS ( MICROGRAVITY & COSMIC RADIATION ON LIV+ ORGANISMS4 ,DO+ RESE>* ON ! EFFECT ( COSMIC RADIATION ON ELECTRONIC COMPON5TS 9 ORD] TO DEVELOP NEW TE*NOLOGY ?AT IS ABLE TO )/& ! H>% 5VIRONM5T ( \T] SPACE4 ,! AG5DA ( MILE/ONE PROJECTS 9 ! ,PLAN -- 9CLUD+ ORBITAL SATELLITE LAUN*ES1 MOON %OTS1 PROBES TO NE>-E>? A/]OIDS & ! DEPLOYM5T ( A P]MAN5T SPACE /ATION BY ! 5D ( #bb -- SEEMS IMPLAUSIBLY AMBITI\S4 ,BUT TO BE FAIR1 EV5 ! FULLY & P>TLY FUND$ ITEMS AT ! TOP ( ! LI/ 7E4G4 ! ,B,U,L,L,D,O,G ROCKET LAUN* = DEPLOY+ A PAYLOAD 9 L[-E>? ORBIT IS P>TLY FUND$7 >E QUITE IMPRESSIVE4 ,EXTRAPOLATE ! ,COP5HAG5 ,SUBORBITALS & ,B,S,A MODEL F> 5\< & Y\ GET SOME?+ LIKE ,OP5%OT1 A FICTIONAL OP5 S\RCE MOON %OT 9 A %ORT /ORY BY ,CRAIG ,DE,LANCEY#a#d4 ,! OP5 S\RCE H>DW>E SPACECRAFT1 ! ,/ALLMAN1 WAS ! PRODUCT ( A NETWORK ( T5 ?\S& VOLUNTE]S WORLDWIDE -- & IT BEAT ! BIG CORPORATE PLAY]S 9 A COMPETITION TO BE 0! FIR/ NON-GOV]NM5TAL ORGANIZATION TO PUT A P]SON BACK ON ! MOON40 ,CUTT]1 LEAD] ( ONE ( ! CORPORATE-FUND$ TEAMS1 W>N$ ?AT 0! ,OP5S\RCE ,ROCKET ,PROGRAM WILL HAVE A TREM5D\SLY P]NICI\S EFFECT ON HUMANITY & HUMAN DE/9Y BY DE/ROY+ ! B5EFIT ( PRIVATIZ+ SPACE EXPLORATION ) AN UNSCALABLE /UNT40 ,& 9 ! ULTIMATE IRONY1 ! ,/ALLMAN'S CREW RESCU$ ,CUTT]'S CREW & REPAIR$ HIS DISABL$ %IP BAS$ ON CR[DS\RC$ ADVICE FROM ! ,OP5%OT GLOBAL NETWORK4 ,ONCE Y\'VE BOOT/RAPP$ AF=DABLE ORBITAL F]RIES1 ! ADDITION ( #c-,D PR9T]S & O!R *EAP1 OP5-S\RCE MICROMANUFACTUR+ TE*NOLOGIES ?AT CAN BE US$ TO CON/RUCT 9T]PLANET>Y CRAFT 9 ORBIT OR CON/RUCT BUILD+S ON ! SURFACE ( O!R WORLDS MEANS ?AT ! PA? TO ! 5TIRE SOL> SY/EM LIES OP54 ,! FOCUS BY BO? CORPORATE V5TURES LIKE ,SPACE,X & OP5-S\RCE V5TURES LIKE ,COP5HAG5 ,SUBORBITAL & ,BITNATION ,SPACE ,AG5CY1 ON DEVELOP+ BOTTOM-UP 9FRA/RUCTURES1 ONE /EP AT A TIME1 >GUABLY AM\NTS TO BACKTRACK+ TO A CROSSROADS & GETT+ ON ! PA? ?AT SPACE EXPLORATION %\LD HAVE TAK5 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,JIM ,H5LEY ( ,UNQUALIFI$ ,(F]+S1 9 A COMM5T AT ,PIXEL ,SCROLL1 NOT$ ?AT ! ,APOLLO PROJECT ESS5TIALLY DE/ROY$ ! LONG-T]M FUTURE ( ! ,U4,S4 SPACE PROGRAM BY DIV]T+ IT AWAY FROM ! NECESS>Y WORK ( BUILD+ A SU/A9ABLE TE*NOLOGICAL ECOSY/EM3 ,:5 ,I WAS BUT A LAD1 READ+ ,GOLD5 ,AGE ,SCI5CE ,FICTION LIKE ,GR&PA US$ TO WRITE1 BECAUSE IT WAS :AT WAS 9 ! MIDDLE-S*OOL LIBR>IES BACK 9 ! E>LY #gS1 ,I WAS /RUCK BY H[ LATE ! DATES = A FIR/ MOON-L&+ W]E 9 /ORIES FROM ! #dS & #eS4,I ?9K ! E>LIE/ DATE ,I 5C\NT]$ WAS MAYBE #a#i#g#h1 & SOME ( !M PLAC$ IT 9 ! #a#i#iS4 ,& ,I ?\LIE/ DATE = A MOON%OT ,I'D 5C\NT]$ 9 FICTION1 IT WAS LIKE WE'D NEV] BE5 !RE AT ALL4 ,RA!R ?AN ORGANICALLY BUILD+ AN 5TIRE TE*NOLOGICAL ECOSY/EM FROM ! GR\ND UP1 ) 9FRA/RUCTURES ?AT W]E IMM$IATELY USEFUL 9 !IR [N RIY = ! NE$S ( ! EXI/+ SY/EM1 ,K5N$Y *OSE AN >BITR>Y GOAL = ITS SYMBOLIC VALUE -- & ! MOON HAS S9CE GONE UNVISIT$ = =TY YE>S :ILE ! ,U4,S4 SPACE PROGRAM ATROPHI$4 ,H5LEY ALSO1 ANTICIPAT+ ?OSE :O PO9T TO ,ELON ,MUSK'S SPACE V5TURES AS A HOPEFUL SIGN1 PO9TS \T ?AT 0! PRIVATE ,M>S F\NDATION GANG ADMITS ?AT !IR /RATEGIC PLAN WAY UND]E/IMATES ! LIKELY CO/40 ,BUT IT'S WOR? CONSID]+ ?AT ! SAME BLOCKBU/] PROJECTS ?AT DIV]T$ ! SPACE PROGRAM FROM SU/A9ABILITY ALSO T5D$ TO PU% IT T[>DS HI<-CO/ TE*NOLOGIES BEYOND ! REA* ( VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS4 ,! EFFECT ( ! SPACE PROGRAM'S FOCUS ON BLOCKBU/] PROJECTS LIKE ,APOLLO WAS TO PU% SPACE TRAVEL TE*NOLOGY T[>DS EXTREME CAPITAL-9T5SIV5ESS1 & AWAY FROM ! 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