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Space-based economy

A space-based economy is when businesses, people, or even governments make money by doing things that happen in space. It could involve launching satellites, building space stations, or gathering resources from asteroids or other objects in the solar system. People making money in a space-based economy could be scientists, engineers, astronauts, or even entrepreneurs who come up with new ways to use space technology or resources to make money.