Around the World and Beyond | George Whitesides
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2017-02-14

Only 558 people have ever been to space, and already 600 are signed up to Virgin Galactic – before long, everyone will know an astronaut. But, as the company’s CEO George Whitesides explains, democratizing access to space is about much more than space tourism. Affordable small satellites are already opening up many educational and commercial possibilities, with longer term scenarios including space solar power and defence against asteroids. Bringing down the cost of accessing space will open up new opportunities in space but also on earth ranging from navigation, defence to healthcare. 

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