Fueling the First Space-Based Economy

Payne Institute Fellow Alex Gilbert contributes to this article about how we’re venturing forth to the Moon and beyond and untethering ourselves from old ideas and science.  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’s resources. As investments in new technology that challenges old ideas and science pick up, the “Great Untethering” has begun.  January 25, 2023.