{"id":54131,"date":"2023-01-25T19:13:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/fueling-the-first-space-based-economy\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T19:13:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:13:09","slug":"fueling-the-first-space-based-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/fueling-the-first-space-based-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fueling the First Space-Based Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When asked about how he envisions the space-based space economy 50 years from now, Clay Mowry, chief revenue officer of Voyager Space, pauses for a moment. He could take this conversation in six different directions. This is not surprising, considering that Voyager Space, a space station infrastructure and services provider founded in 2019, oversees six subsidiaries.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s particularly animated about a few topics: the fact that we can finally cut metal in space, Moon exploration and space colonies, and the launch of the Starlab space station, which will reimagine the International Space Station (ISS) with 37 percent less volume \u2014 but 100 percent of the ISS payload capacity for research.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sfWeKky6TiuIVJrXPnox_VS_010123_DGTL_cover_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sfWeKky6TiuIVJrXPnox_VS_010123_DGTL_cover_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sfWeKky6TiuIVJrXPnox_VS_010123_DGTL_cover_2-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sfWeKky6TiuIVJrXPnox_VS_010123_DGTL_cover_2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sfWeKky6TiuIVJrXPnox_VS_010123_DGTL_cover_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the January\/February 2023 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been working in space for about 30 years, and I can tell you that right now is the most exciting time that I\u2019ve ever been involved in the space business,\u201d says Mowry, a self-described \u201cO\u2019Neillian by osmosis\u201d who spent more than five years as a Blue Origin executive prior to joining Voyager Space in late 2021. \u201cI think it\u2019s apparent, or it should be apparent to everyone, that we live on a precious planet with limited resources. We need space for sustainability, and we also need space for security here on planet Earth. So, we need to ultimately go to space and learn how to use what are really infinite resources.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>His enthusiasm for space\u2019s untapped potential is trending. <\/p>\n<p>Innovations such as in-space refueling, mineral mining, and biofabrication make it possible to dream of a future where humans can live and work in space without depending on Earth\u2019s resources. As investments in new technology that challenges old ideas and science pick up, the \u201cGreat Untethering\u201d has begun.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442df528;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442df528 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442df529').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442df529'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In September, representatives from the United States and nearly two dozen other nations that signed the Artemis Accords to work together to assure safe, sustainable utilization and exploration of space met for the first time at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris. And while China and Russia were notably absent signatories, they have set into motion their own ambitious plans for space exploration that could stoke new geopolitical tensions while driving competition. Meanwhile, other government-funded commercial partnerships are brewing, like NASA\u2019s $160 million contract with Voyager, its subsidiary Nanoracks, and Lockheed Martin to design the Starlab commercial space station, and similar awards to Axiom Space and Northrop Grumman. <\/p>\n<p>The hope is that these initial government and private investments will drive a new future brimming with economic activity that will benefit Earth\u2019s inhabitants. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne hundred years from now, I see humanity becoming multiplanetary,\u201d says Rob Meyerson, an aerospace engineer and 30-year space industry veteran and former president of Blue Origin. \u201cWe\u2019ll start to see more companies and customers having in-space production-level capacity towards the end of the decade. Certainly in 10 years, you\u2019re going to see businesses starting to set up either research and development or small quantity production in space. I think a realistic future in the 2030s is that a Fortune 500 company has a dedicated module, or a dedicated facility in Low-Earth Orbit [LEO].\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Yet as contracts are awarded and research and development kicks into high gear, so are the questions: How will geopolitical tensions between China and the U.S. play out when it comes to mining the Moon? How much financing do private companies need for their visions to materialize into tangible solutions? And how will our push into space impact humanity, now and in the future? <\/p>\n<figure class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full image-block px-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" class=\"w-full object-cover mx-auto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tR1JtafTJiIbyCj9szCU_Starlab_StillVariety1-2.png\"><figcaption class=\"p-3 bg-gray-300 bg-opacity-50 italic mx-auto w-full\">Rendering of the Starlab commercial space station. Photo: Voyager Space <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Exploring Microgravity<\/h3>\n<p>With the current ISS scheduled to be decommissioned by 2031, companies like Axiom Space, Blue Origin, and Voyager are reimagining the next generation of space stations, or successors to the ISS, as more user-friendly, capable, agile, and flexible hubs that will engender new types of collaboration and research. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the International Space Station is retired towards the end of this decade, Axiom will separate their attached station from the ISS and become a free-flying space station,\u201d says Meyerson. \u201cIn many ways, they\u2019re set up to be the natural successor to the ISS. There are other companies working on their own versions that are starting off as free-flying space stations, and NASA is funding several of them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Axiom Station, for example, will serve customers in human spaceflight, R&amp;D, in-space manufacturing, technology demonstration, and marketing and entertainment, he adds. <\/p>\n<p>Others, like Sierra Space, plan to build out vibrant ecosystems that will enhance life on Earth: NASA recently awarded Sierra Space, along with Blue Origin and others, a $130 million contract to design, build and operate Orbital Reef, a space business park that will offer opportunities in commerce, research and space tourism, to name a few. In the meantime, Sierra\u2019s also working on building its Dream Chaser, a multi-mission space utility vehicle designed for transporting crew and cargo to and from LEO destinations, including the ISS.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next great industrial revolution is occurring just 250 miles above our heads,\u201d says Sierra Space\u2019s CEO Tom Vice. \u201cIn this era \u2014 perhaps the most profound chapter in human history \u2014 civilization pivots from flying a handful of astronauts to a government-run space station to transporting thousands of people on a fleet of spaceplanes to a constellation of commercial space destinations where they live and work for months at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442dfa38;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442dfa38 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442dfa39').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442dfa39'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This pivot, Vice says, will enable new applications that weren\u2019t possible previously. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single human being on this planet will benefit from the breakthrough innovations made possible in microgravity. I was just at the University of California, San Diego, after we signed a partnership agreement to develop the first stem cell research institute in space. This means the highly impactful work that researchers are already doing on the International Space Station today can expand and deliver an even greater impact for humanity when Sierra Space builds new, state-of-the-art biomanufacturing, bio-fabrication, and in-space laboratory capabilities,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>Microgravity allows researchers to study stem cell aging and pre-cancer development in a way that is just not possible on Earth, he adds, which could lead to eradicating cancer at its earliest stages. <\/p>\n<p>There are other healthcare use cases, too. <\/p>\n<p>In November, Redwire\u2019s new Bio Fabrication Facility (BFF) launched to the ISS. The BFF is a dedicated space-based laboratory attached to the ISS that will leverage 3D bioprinter technologies to manufacture human tissue in microgravity. In 2020, Redwire\u2019s BFF successfully printed human heart tissue samples and after launching back to the International Space Station in November of this year. Redwire\u2019s BFF will be permanently installed on the ISS and will be used to print a human knee meniscus using bioinks and cells in the coming months. The long-term goal is to use 3D bioprinting technologies to help alleviate organ shortages for patients in need of transplants by printing replacement organs and tissues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were the first company to ever 3D print on orbit on the International Space Station,\u201d says Peter Cannito, chairman and CEO of Redwire. So, whether it\u2019s printing crystals for pharmaceuticals, which we\u2019ve already been doing on the ISS, or our bone densitometer, which is being used to explore rapid degradation and [generate data] that would be beneficial to the research of osteoporosis \u2026  or whether it\u2019s the meniscus printing application, Redwire is doing all of this now.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full image-block px-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" class=\"w-full object-cover mx-auto max-w-sm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kFSzxllLQC2UFnX3YlXJ_Redwire_KDP_Crystal.png\"><figcaption class=\"p-3 bg-gray-300 bg-opacity-50 italic mx-auto max-w-sm\">A space-manufactured crystal. Photo: Redwire <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Redwire also has its stake in space-based commerce \u2014 the company made money off selling crystals for industrial purposes grown in the ISS (the first-ever transaction involving goods manufactured in space) and is building what it calls the first-ever commercial greenhouse in space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the next ten years, I think we\u2019ll see organizations actually going into production and manufacturing and a mature sales cycle, where we are producing a variety of drugs, a variety of agro-business,\u201d says Mike Gold, Redwire\u2019s executive vice president of Civil Space &amp; External Affairs. \u201cAs the world faces existential threats like climate change, microgravity and space will be a means of tackling and solving some of the biggest problems that we have here on Earth.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>Moonshots <\/h3>\n<p>The idea of humans living on the Moon, while far off, is also now squarely in the realm of possibility. That\u2019s because the Moon\u2019s unique composition and characteristics \u2014 from its mineral-rich soil (\u201cregolith\u201d) to its untapped craters filled with water that can be repurposed into fuel \u2014 make it one of the most promising destinations for mining, commerce, and even habitation. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442dffe4;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442dffe4 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442dffe5').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442dffe5'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amount of energy it takes to get from Earth to Low-Earth Orbit is actually pretty close to the amount of energy it takes to get from Low-Earth Orbit to higher, more useful orbits, or to deep space, and to take all the fuel that we need from Earth is really expensive,\u201d says Alex Gilbert, an engineer and public policy expert who is currently pursuing a PhD in space resources at the Colorado School of Mines. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can start producing some amount of fuel in space and refueling in space, that enables us to do a lot more for those Earth services, but also start doing other really cool things, like space exploration, potentially defense activities, and then commercial activities on places like the Moon,\u201d  he says. \u201cThen it starts becoming a self-fulfilling cycle where you have space services for space activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While near-earth Asteroids potentially harbor water resources, they take longer to get to and pin down. The Moon\u2019s cycles and composition are more predictable. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the major discoveries of the last 15 to 20 years of lunar science is that the Moon might be covered in water,\u201d says Gilbert. \u201cWe know that it definitely has large deposits of water on the south poles and the north poles in permanently shadowed craters. That is potentially at high-enough concentrations to easily mine. You can essentially go there, grab that water, and with simple processes it can be broken down and used for rocket fuels. The Moon also potentially has all other sorts of volatiles. It might also have dry ice deposits, where you can get carbon for methane engines.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Over the next 10 years or so, Meyerson predicts the Earth-to-Moon transport network \u2014 lunar landers, launch vehicles, and so forth \u2014 will be up and running. <\/p>\n<p>Once competing services and price completion is in place, new companies will be built on top of the infrastructure to take advantage of the resources on the Moon and other planetary bodies. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lunar regolith is made up of water, industrial metals, and solar wind volatiles, like Helium 3. These resources are things that can be utilized in a future in-space economy or, if the price is right, brought back and sold on Earth. I emphasize the price being right \u2014 the price of space access must continue coming down over the next decade like it has over the past decade,\u201d Meyerson says.  <\/p>\n<p>But as competition kicks up for these resources in the U.S., other nations have their own plans for harnessing the Moon\u2019s bounty \u2014 as well as resources derived from other planetary destinations, like Mars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s definitely substantial risk of what happens in space spilling over into conflict on Earth, and that is, in part, being driven by the fact that the U.S. and China are emerging as competitive space powers,\u201d says Gilbert, who describes the current environment as \u201cwhoever gets there first gets to use it. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442e04ab;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67b442e04ab = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442e04ac').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67b442e04ac'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is the potential that if the U.S. and China, say, target the same site, that they could clash or have issues,\u201d he says. \u201cHow do we make sure to balance that so we don\u2019t have a mission landing on top of each other anytime soon?\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>Getting There<\/h3>\n<p>Multiple challenges \u2014 and our ability to address them \u2014 will affect our progress, including when and how these plans materialize.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA strong space economy starts with lowering the cost of access,\u201d says Meyerson. \u201cWe\u2019ve already seen the impact that companies like SpaceX have had on the space economy, lowering the cost of access, but we haven\u2019t seen the benefits from reusability because there\u2019s no reusable orbital booster competing with Falcon 9, yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sierra Space\u2019s Vice also echoed the need for lower access costs and better space transportation systems, as well as \u201cflexible, inflatable space module technologies\u201d to build space stations that have the necessary useable volume in space with the fewest launches. Also, ensuring that LEO is a safe and sustainable place to operate, which means cleaning up space debris and ensuring that nations on Earth don\u2019t cause future issues with orbital debris, is top of mind. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need the right regulatory environment that ensures the U.S. can lead the commercialization of space,\u201d says Vice. \u201cSpace must be for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, regulations should enhance growth and support entrepreneurship, rather than dragging it down, says Gold. He believes the U.S. can make progress in national supervision of private sector activity in space, per Article Six of the Outer Space Treaty. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to ensure that continuing supervision is done in a way that enhances private sector growth, entrepreneurialism, [and] innovation, and doesn\u2019t detract or deter from it,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping for a regime that is based on self-certification that is transparent and that will help us realize this future and avoid needless bureaucracy that could prevent us from moving forward because we\u2019re not the only nation pursuing this. The only question is, does China reap those benefits or does the U.S. and the free world reap those benefits, which is why getting a constructive regulatory system in place as soon as possible is critical.\u201d <strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 405173:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5mWt7jSrQqGwnStzF3pv_VS_010123_DGTL_Cyber-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5mWt7jSrQqGwnStzF3pv_VS_010123_DGTL_Cyber-300x225.jpg 300w, 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