The Space Economy

Even space technology experts like Angry Astronaut do not get what Elon Musk is talking about for the sustainable Mars City. It is one million people at hopefully $500,000 per person just for the one way transport cost. This is $500 billion just to transport the people. The program is a LOT more than that. Ballpark- Elon and SpaceX needs to make $10 trillion for a $3 trillion Mars for the one million person program. $200+ Billion per year in steady profits to pay for burning $50 billion per year on the program. This is double NASA entire budget. Very lucky and unlikely for NASA to chip in 10% of what is needed.

In 2017, Jeff Bezos suddenly got jacked. 7 years and $4 billion later, Bezos has become obsessed with immortality. I had to find out exactly what he's doing. The Jeff Bezos longevity portfolio: — In 2017, the world witnessed an unexpected transformation. Jeff Bezos, Amazon's nerdy founder, emerged as a newly minted fitness enthusiast. This wasn't just a midlife crisis – it was the opening move in Bezos' ambitious war against aging itself... The Bezos health playbook: • A meticulously crafted diet based on cutting-edge nutritional science • Personal chefs • Non-negotiable 8-hour sleep schedule • Probably TRT • A fitness regimen so demanding, his fiancée Lauren Sánchez jokes he's "stolen" her trainer Bezos' newfound obsession with longevity became apparent. He immersed himself in medical literature, consulted health experts, and began tracking every conceivable bodily metric. The tech mogul who revolutionized retail was now hacking his own biology. By 2021, with a transformed physique and a mind brimming with possibilities, Bezos set his sights on a more audacious goal: Cheating death itself. Enter Altos Labs. Bezos poured a staggering $3 billion into this secretive startup. Their mission? Nothing less than reprogramming human cells to reverse the aging process at its core. But Bezos didn't stop there. He also backed Unity Biotechnology, a company focused on eliminating "zombie cells" that accelerate aging. While the investment amount remains undisclosed, industry insiders estimate it's at least in the hundreds of millions. Bezos' longevity portfolio: • Altos Labs: Cellular reprogramming to reverse aging • Unity Biotechnology: Targeting senescent "zombie" cells • Personal health optimization (his own human trial) • Rumored investments in other radical life extension startups As the longevity industry races towards a projected $610 billion valuation by 2025, Bezos has positioned himself at the intersection of it all. Will Jeff Bezos unlock the secrets of eternal youth? Or is this an elaborate and expensive detour? Only time will tell...

A #plumber can cost $200 an hour. [1] And, when you need one, its hard to say no. A #lawyer can charge $500 or more an hour. [2] When the results are life changing no price is too high. However, if you absolutely need the human touch in space, the costs are astronomical. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration published their price list for doing things in space. A single hour of #astronaut time will cost a cool $130,000 an hour. [3] Yes, $130,000 per hour. That works out to $260 million a year. And, like any high priced good, it is in limited supply. If you need that work done by a human, you need to buy before its all gone. Only 90 hours a year are available [3] and you can't take it all. Any one company can only buy 25 hours a year. Lest you think an #astronaut is raking it in, they only see about $50/hour in their paycheck before taxes. [4] That's about $10 dollars an hour more than a master plumber [5] and a lot less than a lawyer. Oh well, at least the astronaut gets to travel to exotic locations and has a spectacular view occasionally. NASA is not price gouging. The cost to get a person into orbit and keep them alive is huge. [6] This astronaut hourly rate makes a great case for #robotics and #AI in space. Automation and robotics will be necessary to do big things in space like space base solar power (#SBSP). Along with dropping launch costs [7], Its one of the reasons the projected cost of doing big things in space is dropping quickly and the #space #economy is poised to grow. Virtus Solis Technologies #deeptech #hardtech #spacetech

🇸🇳🛰️ Senegal made the news yesterday after successfully launching its first satellite. But how many African satellites have been launched in total? According to Spacehubs Africa, there have been a total of 61 African satellites launches: 🛰️ The first African #satellite was launched by Egypt in 1998, followed by South Africa in 1999 🛰️ With 13 satellites launched each, Egypt and South Africa have a strong lead, followed by Nigeria and Algeria. These four countries combined have launched nearly 2/3 of all African satellites 🛰️ 17 countries in #Africa have launched at least one satellite, 7 of which launched their first (and only) satellite in the past 5 years