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Take a few minutes to explore videos from around the globe about the new business models for space. </p> <div style="height:49px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="ad-unit ad-leaderboard acf/ad-billboard" id="adunit-block_5d0ac6cb4facb"> <div class="ad-wrapper">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1559241732631-0' style='height:90px; width:728px;' class="none block-l"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1559241732631-0'); });</script> </div> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1559241813951-0' style='height:50px; width:320px;' class="block none-l"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1559241813951-0'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> <div style="height:63px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 style="text-align:center">The New Space Economy</h2> <div class="wp-container-3 wp-block-columns has-2-columns"> <div class="wp-container-1 wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="The Space Economy Takes Off" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixwVCggUI3A?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p>A forum discussing the future of the trillion-dollar space economy. <br><em>Credit</em>: <em>World Economic Forum</em></p> </div> <div class="wp-container-2 wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="China 2019 - Sustaining the Space Economy" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tJ0YeE_Uing?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p>A discussion on how to build a sustainable space economy in which industry can thrive without being overwhelmed by space debris. <br><em>Credit: World Economic Forum</em></p> </div> </div> <div style="height:73px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-container-6 wp-block-columns has-2-columns"> <div class="wp-container-4 wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Analysts Believe Space Economy Will Grow to $1 Trillion + by 2040" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/szGGSY8kkzs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>A discussion of how the space economy may grow to $1 trillion by 2040. <br><em>Credit: Nasdaq</em></p> </div> <div class="wp-container-5 wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="SpaceX Starlink Satellites Spotted Over Netherlands" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ytUygPqjXEc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>The first group of 60 SpaceX Starlink satellites in the sky over the Netherlands. <br><em>Credit: Dr. Marco Langbroek</em></p> <p></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-container-9 wp-block-columns has-2-columns"> <div class="wp-container-7 wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Amazon to Launch Thousands of Satellites Into Orbit to Provide Global Internet Access" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bwZ5soVd4YQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>Amazon plans for its Project Kuiper constellation of thousands of satellites to provide global Internet access. <em>Credit: Mashable</em></p> </div> <div class="wp-container-8 wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Starlink Mission" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pIDuv0Ta0XQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p>The launch of SpaceX’s second group of 60 Starlink satellites on November 11, 2019. <br><em>Credit: SpaceX</em></p> <p></p> </div> </div> <div style="height:55px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="ad-unit ad-leaderboard acf/ad-billboard" id="adunit-block_5d0ac69c4faca"> <div class="ad-wrapper">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1559241756693-0' style='height:90px; 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