Spring Break
Competition will re-evaluate playing field in space
Scott Conover
Issue date: 4/13/09 Section: Forum
As a rule, competition encourages growth and innovation for societies while placing adverse pressures on them to adapt or fall behind the curve. This is true for entire societies with a stake in the global market, or between smaller societal units such as businesses and individuals.
In the near future, it may be necessary for societies and even businesses to engage in space exploration in order to survive in the competitive market. The moment that one society begins space colonization is the moment that the other societies must follow in order to survive in the new market of space.
Space exploration for businesses and organizations is likely to be based on three precepts of competition: as an incentive, as a preventative measure and as a way to thrive in an entirely new environment.
Space exploration is an incentive for many old organizations to revitalize themselves and for new organizations to take on a unique role. It permits old organizations involved in extraction industries the opportunity to find new resources and bring them home to Earth. New mining organizations can easily adapt to a new environment, likely taking greater risks and greater measures to make their fortunes of the dark skies.
Communications companies may find it effective to have crews settled in space in order to make repairs and changes to their satellites. Religious organizations may settle the stars with people who hold their belief structure, creating a new colony in a new era of exploration and settlement.
Space exploration is an important preventative measure for organizations, both new and old. Any organization involved in any industry relevant to space has a stake in the events occurring in near-Earth orbit.
Not only would many organizations see the possible benefits of space exploration, but many organizations would expand if only to prevent other organizations from encircling them or surpassing them in influence or resources.
Wealthy and powerful companies may establish a presence if only to prove their power and wealth to other companies and to their native hearth of Earth. Religious and secular groups alike may settle the stars to continue their discussion among the stars.
In the near future, it may be necessary for societies and even businesses to engage in space exploration in order to survive in the competitive market. The moment that one society begins space colonization is the moment that the other societies must follow in order to survive in the new market of space.
Space exploration for businesses and organizations is likely to be based on three precepts of competition: as an incentive, as a preventative measure and as a way to thrive in an entirely new environment.
Space exploration is an incentive for many old organizations to revitalize themselves and for new organizations to take on a unique role. It permits old organizations involved in extraction industries the opportunity to find new resources and bring them home to Earth. New mining organizations can easily adapt to a new environment, likely taking greater risks and greater measures to make their fortunes of the dark skies.
Communications companies may find it effective to have crews settled in space in order to make repairs and changes to their satellites. Religious organizations may settle the stars with people who hold their belief structure, creating a new colony in a new era of exploration and settlement.
Space exploration is an important preventative measure for organizations, both new and old. Any organization involved in any industry relevant to space has a stake in the events occurring in near-Earth orbit.
Not only would many organizations see the possible benefits of space exploration, but many organizations would expand if only to prevent other organizations from encircling them or surpassing them in influence or resources.
Wealthy and powerful companies may establish a presence if only to prove their power and wealth to other companies and to their native hearth of Earth. Religious and secular groups alike may settle the stars to continue their discussion among the stars.
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