Imagine booking a lunar vacation or streaming the first-ever space internet from your phone – sounds like sci-fi, right? At the third International Deep Space Exploration Conference in Hefei, experts just mapped out how these ideas could be reality by 2040 🚀.
Held in Anhui Province in the Chinese mainland, the conference dove into the future deep space economy – a trillion-dollar market fueled by 10 key sectors. Chief engineer Shi Pingyan from the Chinese mainland Deep Space Exploration Lab broke it down: we are talking resource mining on asteroids, space-based power, cosmic biotech, interstellar transport, and even tourism and cultural creativity 🌌💡.
Here is the lowdown on the sectors set to blast off: asteroid resource exploitation, space internet services, clean energy solutions, biotech experiments, next-gen logistics, smart tech, out-of-this-world construction, space tourism, security systems, and creative industries inspired by the stars ✨.
Shi emphasized that deep space exploration is shifting from pure science to economic empowerment. International cooperation, tech innovation, government guidance, and private drive will be the rocket fuel for new industries. Think Bengaluru startup energy meets Jakarta satellite know-how 🌏🤝.
The conference theme Near-Earth Asteroids zeroed in on asteroid detection, planetary defense, and resource utilization. For young pros dreaming of a career that is truly out of this world, the message is clear: the sky is no longer the limit.
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Space conference in China unveils future trends of deep space economy
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