EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 44 MIN
The Missing Infrastructure For The Moon Economy
from Thinking On Paper · host Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson
Philip Metzger spent 30 years working at NASA. He's knows a lot about the physical, economic, and political problems of building space stations and starting lunar economies.From rocket exhaust blasting moon dust across the lunar surface, NASA’s role as an anchor customer, lunar mining, asteroid mining and helium-3, to landing pads, microgravity manufacturing, and the economics of moving AI data centers into space.. we get a crash course in the economics of space. --Take your Thinking Further. Stephen Hawking Center: https://sciences.ucf.edu/physics/microgravity/lab/Philip X: https://x.com/drphiltill-Other ways to connect with us:Listen to every podcastFollow us on InstagramFollow us on XFollow Mark on LinkedInFollow Jeremy on LinkedInRead our SubstackEmail: [email protected](00:00) Introduction (01:26) NASA's Role (06:45) Rocket Exhaust on Lunar Soil(14:39) Geopolitical Challenges(23:39) Democratizing Space (33:45) Emergent Forces (34:08) Exploring Microgravity (38:39) Rapid Fire (44:02) The Future of Humans and Technology
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