Will the launch of SpaceX usher an new era of space exploration?
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is the first privately owned space vessel lauched into space.
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Yes, space exploration will thrive, until it is regulated. I think it will start like this. 1. Space related pharmaceutical development 2. Space tourism - get to go to orbit 3. Moon colonization - why, I am not sure...I don't know if there are any elements that are valuable there 4. Space exploration - corporations betting they will find the next unobtanium 5. Deep space exploration/planet colonization 6. The discovery of other life Or something like that. Side: YES
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while I agree that there needs to be a profit motive, I believe some exist... 1. Space related pharmaceutical development - likely worth billions as there are certain chemical and bio products that can only efficiently be produced in space. 2. Space tourism - get to go to orbit - as you suggested, a novelty. 3. Moon colonization - why, I am not sure...I don't know if there are any elements that are valuable there - again, a novelty. We may find that this could be considered a form of banishment which could take the place of capital punishment. 4. Space exploration - corporations betting they will find the next unobtanium - Corporations will not want to lose a competitive advantage and will therefore try to search fo new elements/compounds. 5. Deep space exploration/planet colonization - We will be driven by the unknown. 6. The discovery of other life - just a guess of what will eventually happen. Side: YES
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