SpaceX launched its 15th rocket this year on Wednesday, the National Space Council met last week for the first time in nearly a quarter-century and satellites the size of shoeboxes are vaulting into orbit.
The cost of space access is plummeting.
Morgan Stanley estimates the space industry, worth about $350 billion today, will grow into an economy worth more than $1.1 trillion by 2040, a team of analysts wrote in a note Thursday.
Private companies from the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are driving much of the recent innovation in the industry, and Morgan Stanley admits investment opportunities are limited. Look to companies providing and benefiting from internet bandwidth, the firm says, where most of the upcoming value in the space industry will come.
A diversified list of stocks emerges as Morgan Stanley's "Space 20," or the companies best poised to benefit from the exponential growth the firm expects. Technology and legacy aerospace companies like Alphabet and Boeing feature prominently, along with perceived dark horses such as GoDaddy and Analog Devices.
SevenAImighty on October 12nd, 2017 at 22:58 UTC »
What public companies do I invest in to jump on this ship before it sails?
TKPixel on October 12nd, 2017 at 22:21 UTC »
Man, I'll be 51 then.
Hope we get that anti-aging breakthrough by then.
butawelcomeone on October 12nd, 2017 at 18:15 UTC »
I mean, that’s not at all surprising. When you consider space tourism, additional satellites for increased services, and mining of off-earth resources, you come to a trillion dollars fairly quickly.