April 2026
Exploring Mars – the key issues
... Starship to work and launching Starlinks to pay for it. Indeed, trade might be the hardest nut to crack. Without a Martian economy, even a basic outpost on Mars will ultimately fail. There are not a lot of commodities known to be available on Mars...
February 2017
Opening up the infinite frontier
... part of the mix. Some people or groups who ride his ships will be motivated by businesses and a new Martian economy while others will be interested only in settling or establishing colonies in space. To these groups profit will be defined in other...
