astro-nomics by Eric Mason

Hi Everyone, 

In 2019,  a story broke that an astronaut at the International Space Station was involved in what could have been the first space crime. The astronaut was subsequently found to be the victim of slander and their accuser was charged with lying to federal investigators. As such, we will not be mentioning the astronaut's name, which country they hailed from, or what was the alleged crime.

With the election over, we are finally going to explore a topic that we’ve wanted to discuss since the first episode. 

In this episode, Hugh and Eric discuss space tourism and how risk acceptance will play a huge role in the development of space tourism as an industry.

In episode 3, Hugh and I discussed currency in space. One of the underlying economic phenomenons often talked about, relative to currencies is inflation. In this episode of the satellite, we’re going to discuss how inflation may work when humans begin permanent settlements on Mars.

Economies need a medium to facilitate trade. On earth, we have currencies which fills that role. As we as a species journey into space and establish permit settlements, we will need to have a way to trade, and currency will be vital to this. So today, we’re going to explore what forces are going to impact the future of currency.

Hi Everyone,

In this week's episode, we talk about how space trade may work and how NASA's mission to an asteroid helps us understand scarcity in space...and possibly space pirates make it into the discussion.

In the first episode, Hugh and Eric cover a wide array of Earth-bound space topics that will help to set the launchpad for future episodes. 

An introduction into what we are going to cover in Astro-nomics!