{"id":237418,"date":"2026-05-19T23:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/commercial-space-economy-space-stations-space-data-centers-and-nasa"},"modified":"2026-05-19T23:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:02:24","slug":"commercial-space-economy-space-stations-space-data-centers-and-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/commercial-space-economy-space-stations-space-data-centers-and-nasa","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Space Economy: Space Stations, Space Data Centers, and NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tnInzxdiFkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau, authors of Space to Grow, explain the commercial space economy and the role of NASA, Artemis, commercial space stations, space-based data centers, Starlink, GPS, China\u2019s space program, national security, and space governance.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation covers how governments, private companies, and investors build, fund, regulate, and compete in space, from microgravity research and launch markets to lunar exploration, space resources, and the economics of commercial space.<\/p>\n<p>We also try and re-write the Space Treaty and look at the politics of the space race.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy the show.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking on Paper is a technology podcast about AI, Space, quantum computing, science, and the systems shaping the future.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 Buy us a beer on Substack: <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkingonpaperpodcast.substa\">https:\/\/thinkingonpaperpodcast.substa<\/a>\u2026 Take us with you on Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/00volKq\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/00volKq<\/a>\u2026 \ud83c\udfa7 Remember steve jobs on APPLE: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udcfa Get the clips and outtakes on Instagram <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ thinkingonpaperpodcast \u2014 Links &amp; Resources Matthew: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/pro\">https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/pro<\/a>\u2026 Brendan: <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/brendan-rosseau\">linkedin.com\/in\/brendan-rosseau<\/a> Buy Space To Grow: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/ite\">https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/ite<\/a>\u2026 \u2014 Chapters 00:00 Setting The Scene 03:35 Microgravity 07:43 Economic Incentives 12:14 Political Cycles 17:09 International Collaboration 18:45 National Security in Space 21:36 Space Exploration 24:27 A Day Without Space 28:49 Space Investment 30:37 Space-Based Data Centers 33:40 Space Resources 38:26 Governance in Space 40:55 A New Space Treaty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/commercial-space-economy-space-stations-space-data-centers-and-nasa\">Continue reading \u201cCommercial Space Economy: Space Stations, Space Data Centers, and NASA\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau, authors of Space to Grow, explain the commercial space economy and the role of NASA, Artemis, commercial space stations, space-based data centers, Starlink, GPS, China\u2019s space program, national security, and space governance. 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