Tracking the Space Economy — May 2026

Securing Assets Beyond Earth

We track every data point, every milestone, and every price breakthrough on the path to orbital infrastructure — and what it means for the assets worth securing there.

~12,850
Satellites in Orbit
↑ 65% are Starlink
$2,720/kg
Falcon 9 to LEO
↓ 95% vs Shuttle era
$626B
Global Space Economy
↑ $1T est. by 2032–34
$18.7B
Starlink Revenue (2026E)
↑ 9M+ subscribers
<$100/kg
Starship Target Cost
↗ 12th test flight May 21
Data updated May 2026 · Sources: Orbital Radar, Novaspace, SpaceX IPO filing Full Economics Dashboard →
Future Infrastructure

The Future of Asset Infrastructure

As human expansion moves beyond Earth, economic systems will follow. Space Vault tracks the data — and builds the infrastructure.

Infrastructure Beyond Earth

Building the Economic Foundations of Space

As human expansion moves beyond Earth, economic systems will follow. Space Vault explores long-term digital asset custody and infrastructure designed for resilience, neutrality, and longevity. The economics are accelerating faster than most realise.

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Long-Term Security

Infrastructure Built for Generational Preservation

True asset security requires thinking beyond short-term systems. Space Vault focuses on resilient frameworks designed to protect digital value across future economic environments.

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Early Community

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Be part of the early conversation shaping the economic future beyond Earth. Receive research insights and updates from The View from Space as Space Vault evolves.

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Data center in space is much easier than people may think. Human civilisation uses less than a trillionth of the sun's energy output. We here on Earth — we are like microbes on a dust mote compared to the sun.

— Elon Musk, Forbes Innovator 250 Celebration · May 19, 2026

Economics Intelligence

Tracking what it will take for space to go from interesting to inevitable.

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Launch Economics — Featured

The $100/kg Threshold: Why One Number Will Unlock the Orbital Economy

Starship's cost target isn't just a rocket milestone — it's the precise price point where in-orbit manufacturing, data centers, and asset storage stop being science fiction and start being spreadsheets. We map exactly what unlocks at each tier: $2,720/kg today, $500/kg near-term, $100/kg when the game changes entirely.

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Latest Signal — Elon Musk on X · Davos 2026

"If you had to throw away an aircraft after every flight, that would be a very expensive flight. If you only have to refuel, then it's the cost of the fuel." Full reusability is the only economic lever that matters. Lower launch costs could unlock everything from large satellite constellations to space-based solar and, eventually, human missions to Mars.

World Economic Forum · Davos · Jan 22, 2026 · Source →

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Real data on launch costs, orbital manufacturing, Starship cadence, and the emerging orbital economy. Join ~3,200 readers tracking the economics that will define the next century.

Core Principles

The Framework Behind Space Vault

01 — Longevity

Built for Centuries, Not Cycles

Most financial infrastructure is optimised for quarterly returns. Space Vault is designed for generational preservation of digital value — in economic environments that don't exist yet. The assets worth vaulting today may be the foundations of tomorrow's orbital economy.

02 — Neutrality

Beyond Jurisdiction

Infrastructure independent from geographic and political constraints. Orbit is the only location on Earth's economic map where no flag flies and no court issues subpoenas. That neutrality has enormous and underappreciated value.

03 — Resilience

Designed for Systemic Stress

Designed with long-term stability and system redundancy in mind. The infrastructure that survives worst-case scenarios on Earth — financial, geopolitical, environmental — will be the infrastructure that matters most. We're building for that world.


Insights

Perspectives on Emerging Space Markets

Research · Long Read

The Case for Off-Planet Asset Infrastructure

A long-term view on economic systems beyond Earth. Why the logic of sovereign, neutral asset custody extends beyond terrestrial solutions — and what the tipping point looks like.

Foundational
Analysis · Frameworks

Rethinking Custody in a Multi-Planetary Era

Why current frameworks may not scale into future environments. The legal, technical, and economic architecture of orbital custody — and what needs to be built before the economics arrive.

Infrastructure
Risk · Resilience

Beyond Terrestrial Risk

Examining resilience in evolving global and orbital systems. From geopolitical fragility to systemic financial risk — why the smart money is already thinking beyond Earth-based security.

Risk Analysis

Shaping the Future of
Economic Infrastructure

The economics are moving faster than most people realise. Be part of the early community tracking the data — and building what comes next.

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