Earth's orbital economy of tomorrow could be worth trillions

As the scope and focus of human spaceflight has evolved, so too have NASA's methods and operations. Regions that were once accessible only by the world's most powerful nations are today increasingly within reach of Earth's civilian population , the richest uppermost crusts , at least. The business community is also eyeing near Earth space as the next potentially multi-trillion dollar economy and is already working with the space agency to develop the technology and infrastructure necessary to co...