Future Squared with Steve Glaveski

424. The Trillion Dollar Space Economy with Torsten Hoffmann

Future Squared with Steve Glaveski

Show Notes

Torsten Hoffmann is a media entrepreneur, filmmaker, and technology investor. He has produced and directed several documentaries, including "Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It" and the award-winning "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet" Torsten joins me today to talk about his forthcoming feature documentary, FORTITUDE: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy, which uncovers how a few influential individuals with utopian ideas and vast fortunes are forging a trillion-dollar off-world industry, while inspiring millions of us back on Earth.

In this conversation we unpack: The Space economy and its constituent parts

Space tourism

Sustainability in Space

Controversy over Government contracts being awarded to billionaires

The Colonization of Mars

The new Space Race with China

What the significance of SpaceX’s Starship is

Opportunities for entrepreneurs

And how you can preserve your DNA on the moon for future generations to discover, and possibly, resurrect you

Show Notes: Film: www.fortitudemovie.com

Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitcointheendofmoney/fortitude-forging-the-trillion-dollar-space-economy

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