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The Lunar Economy Could Be Worth $566B by 2050. First, We Have to Build It.

The Lunar Economy Could Be Worth $566B by 2050. First, We Have to Build It.

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A Deloitte report, "Building the Lunar Economy: How a Sustained Presence on the Moon Could Transform Life, Industry, and Infrastructure on Earth and Beyond," estimates the lunar economy's cumulative value could reach $566 billion by 2050. The report frames the Moon's return as an infrastructure-building effort.

The return to the Moon is an infrastructure story, and Deloitte has created numbers to back it up. The number: A new report from Deloitte, Building the Lunar Economy: How a Sustained Presence on the Moon Could Transform Life, Industry, and Infrastructure on Earth and Beyond, puts the lunar economy’s cumulative economic value through 2050… The post The Lunar Economy Could Be Worth $566B by 2050. First, We Have to Build It. appeared first on Payload .

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