Namrata Goswami - The Space Economy in 2024

Dr. Namrata Goswami discusses the top stories in Space for 2024, including new world records for commercial launch missions, SpaceX & NASA Artemis, Elon Musk's Mars ambitions and international achievements by China, Russia, India & more. Dr. Namrata Goswami is an independent scholar on International Relations, faculty with the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, and co-author of the book “Scramble for the Skies”. She joins us today to discuss the current state of the emerging space economy and the Great Powers Competition for control of Earth orbit and beyond. LINKS & RESOURCES: Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space https://www.amazon.com/Scramble-Skies-Competition-Control-Resources/dp/1498583113 China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit https://www.space.com/china-space-plane-depoyed-mystery-objects What did China's rover discover hidden under the moon's surface? https://www.jpost.com/science/article-755583 Elon Musk Says SpaceX Could Land on Mars in 3 to 4 Years https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/science/elon-musk-spacex-starship-mars.html Artemis Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions into 2025 as companies navigate challenges https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/09/nasa-delays-crewed-artemis-moon-missions.html