The Economics of Space Exploration: How Space Exploration is Funded

With ongoing investments in new technologies, mineral extraction and missions for exploration, predictions show the “global space economy” could reach beyond $1 Trillion by the 2030s.

Dani DellaGiustina, Ph. D., Lunar and Planetary Associate Professor, served as a deputy principal investigator in NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission. She breaks down the different ways public and private sectors are investing resources toward space exploration.