Above Space to Present at SUTUS 2022

Above: Space Development Corporation (ABOVE), developer of the first space hotel and business park will present an update on its Pioneer-class space station and discuss future vacationing in space at the Space and Underwater Tourism Universal Summit on September 28th at Les Roches in Marbella, Spain.

Above Space and CisLunar Industries Sign Collaboration Agreement

Above: Space Development Corporation (ABOVE), the leader in developing a commercially viable, space-based business park with variable gravity, today announced an agreement with CisLunar Industries® to collaborate on providing metal-processing services on its Pioneer-classTM space station. OAC will provide on-orbit facilities to CisLunar Industries, and CisLunar Industries will provide metal processing as a service (MPaaS) and construction and manufacturing materials to OAC.

Space Economics 101

Matt Weinzierl, Professor of economics at the Harvard Business School joins us to talk the economics of space, why economics is philosophy, and NASA’s role in building the space economy.

Dr. Pandya to Participate on IAC Panel

Above: Space Development Corporation. Medical Research Strategic Advisor, Shawna Pandya M.D., has been selected to participate on a plenary session at the 73rd International Aeronautical Conference entitled “The Value Of Low Earth Orbit In The Next Decade” on Monday, September 19.

The Philosophy of Space

Nick Nielsen talks about the ethical and philosophical aspects of humanities expansion into space. We covered topics ranging from the ethical considerations of the presence of life in the universe, to how independent space-fairing societies would form with unique philosophies, to what space law and a ‘space bill of rights’ might look like.

Space Economics and Entertainment

Movie making in the new area of easy access to space and artificial gravity space stations and the first to market strategy, modular architecture, and the keys to opening up the space economy.

Building a Space Industry on Recycled Space Junk

Gary, Joe, and Jeromy discuss key components of recycling space junk: CisLunar Industries debris recycling and metal refining technology, and orbital maneuvers using Rogue Space robotic drones called “Orbots”. They discuss the enabling impact of artificial gravity in LEO for their operations.

The Economics of Keeping Space Accessible

Professor of Economics Akhil Rao discusses with our hosts the connection between environmental protection and space exploration, the carbon impacts of space travel, and the undeveloped country of cis-lunar space.