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Commerce in Space
Commerce in space will be driven by the demands of exchange and the economic factors involved.
Raw Materials:
Air and water are likely to be in high demand and even if they become somewhat abundant, will always remain treasured for their inherent importance. Food will be mostly manufactured locally, assuming you have the raw [...]
Economics in Space
Before attempting to predict how commerce will occur in space or how government will be designed to regulate it, it is important to understand how the basic economic factors will be changed.
Comparison of Economic Elements
On Earth
ELEMENT
In Space
free
AIR
expensive
cheap
WATER
expensive
moderate
FOOD
moderate
expensive
ENERGY
cheap
expensive
TERRITORY
free
expensive
BUILDING MATERIAL
cheap
expensive
SHELTER
cheap
expensive
TRANSPORT
cheap
local-fast
COMMUNICATIONS
nonlocal-slow
Even though air and water may be available in abundant supply (in the asteroids and on moons) it [...]
