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Today, we explore the future of the cosmic.
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The Big Sip
The take: Wall Street's space projections assume private stations exist before NASA dumps the International Space Station (ISS) into the Pacific. They don't.
What happened: ResearchAndMarkets dropped a stack of forecasts on January 15, calling space habitats an $11.54 billion market by 2030.
Why it matters: NASA is planning to crash the ISS into a remote patch of ocean called the "Spacecraft Cemetery" in 2030. Every dollar of those projections needs somewhere to land first.
What to watch: Axiom Space says it'll launch modules starting in 2027 that dock with the ISS, then undock and fly solo. They've raised $350M+ but need billions more to finish. If they pull it off, first-mover advantage is massive. If not, $11 billion worth of forecasts becomes very expensive hearsay.
The original ISS took 13 years and 27 shuttle flights. The replacement has four years and a PowerPoint.
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