The Space Based Economy. The story told in YouTube videos

'The Space Based Economy' is a lecture provided by Eye On Orbit to cover the full range of economic impact, now and in the future, of space activities.  Below is a set of YouTube videos providing background to this lecture. Contact Eye On Orbit here for questions and/or booking the 'Space Based Economy' lecture for your event.

Telecom: from Geostationairy orbit


Telecom: from Medium Earth Orbit


Telecom: from Low-Earth Orbit


Earth Observation: from Geostationairy Orbit

Earth Observation: Near-real time Google Earth on the horizon: Planet Labs


Earth Observation: Near-real time Google Earth on the horizon: SkyBox Imaging


Navigation: Beidou Global Navigation system


Suborbital Tourism/Human Exploration: Virgin Galactic


Suborbital Tourism/Human Exploration: SXC/XCOR


Lunar Exploration: the Google Lunar X-PRIZE



Lunar Tourism/Human Exploration: Golden Spike Company


Martian Tourism/Human Exploration: Mars One

Materials Mining: Shackleton Energy Company


Materials Mining: Planetary Resources

Materials Mining: Deep Space Industries

 Materials Mining: Moon Express

 Energy: Space based solar power: Space Energy Inc.

 Enabling technology: the Space elevator

 Enabling technology: self-replicating robotics and 3d printers