Orbital Space Technology

Opportunities To Experiment In Social, Economic , And Political Areas

Since space settlements would be geographically and environmentally isolated from one another, it would be possible to experiment with new ideas without damaging others. Equal chances for experimentation would arise from the mass movement of people into space settlements, which would not exploit local communities but instead tap into the global dissatisfaction of people feeling powerless to alter their flawed systems. Success in the space industry would probably and eventually lead to the return of novel ideas and products to Earth without the risk of human exploitation.

General Space Manufacturing And Industrialization

Eventually, many, if not all, extractive industries and their downstream manufacturing processes may relocate to space due to the declining cost of space-based manufacturing and the rising cost of manufacturing on Earth (due to increased scarcity, environmental impacts, labour standards, etc.). Such a change would have a significant impact since it would move these activities’ side effects away from our biological ecosystems, threatened species, and human populations. The immensely bigger realm of space would offer practically limitless operating room, energy, and resources.

Human Population Expansion Into Space

Creating new habitats for people to live, work, and explore is one of the fundamental reasons for space development. The space community is currently on a clear route to developing a commercial space tourism business and establishing modest but long-term human outposts on the Moon and Mars, even though only a very limited number of people have been able to go to space so far.

Motivating Factor For Steam Education

Beyond economics, a thriving space industry will continue to excite young and older people about new frontiers, discoveries, and technologies. It will also encourage interest in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), which contributes to developing a scientifically literate society capable of participating in a world that is becoming increasingly dependent.