Space Is Open for Business: The Industry That Can Transform Humanity

by Robert C. Jacobson

And if we can manufacture in space, the mechanical loads that the equipment needs to survive during its in-space operation will be dramatically less than any traditional launch loads. With additive manufacturing, robotics, and the use of materials from the Moon and asteroids, that becomes possible.

Consider a day without satellites: No internet connection. No weather updates. No cell phone service. Paper maps for directions. Cash-only transactions. No airplane travel. This brief list isn’t even the tip of the iceberg when you consider the amount of technology and infrastructure, both nationally and globally, that depends on satellites today.

Cloud Constellation Corporation’s SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service is a constellation of ten satellites in LEO that provides unprecedented cybersecurity made possible by space capabilities.4 “Think of it as a Dropbox in space,” said Cliff Beek, Cloud Corporation’s president and CEO. SpaceBelt “leverages the isolation of a space-based cloud infrastructure,” operating independently of the internet and leased lines—because terrestrial networks are vulnerable to data breaches.