Q+A: Why space has got investors so excited
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to Fearing Greed Q&A, where we ask and answer questions about business, investing, economics, politics, and more. I'm Sean Aylmer.
What recent events have sparked interest in space investment?
Over the weekend, SpaceX listed on Wall Street. In honor of that, we're revisiting this interview from March, which took a look at the investment opportunities in space. Now, we are not an investment podcast. If you want to invest in space opportunities or anything else, go and see a financial advisor who can tailor advice to your needs. But I spoke to Cameron Gleeson, Senior Investment Strategist at BetaShares about investing in space. Cameron, welcome to Fear and Greed Q&A.
Welcome to Fear and Greed Q&A, where we ask and answer questions about business, investing, economics, politics, and more. I'm Sean Aylmer.
What factors are driving the growth of the space economy?
Investors, it seems, are getting excited about space. The Artemis II mission, the planned IPO of SpaceX, even the Hollywood movie project Hail Mary have helped put space firmly on the radar. So what exactly does that look like and where are the opportunities? Remember, this is general information only. You should always seek advice tailored to your circumstances before making investment decisions. Cameron Gleeson is a Senior Investment Strategist at BetaShares. Cameron, welcome to Fear and Greed Q&A.
Sean, thanks very much for having me here. I haven't seen Project Hail Mary yet. I'm looking forward to it. But you're right. That's probably one of the triggers, isn't it?
You know, I went and saw Project Hail Mary, Cameron, and was totally disappointed. And everyone's attacking me. They say it's one of the great movies. And I just, I missed it. Anyway, park that. What's behind the surge in interest in space at the moment?
I think you've highlighted some of the keys there. The momentum and the interest in SpaceX potentially IPOing on the NASDAQ has been a strong driver of interest.
Which companies are leading the new space economy?
But more generally, we're starting to see an ecosystem of companies involved in the space industry, which are making very significant progress. Many of them are growing their revenue at extraordinary rates. Some are even reaching profitability, which is good to see because this is still quite an emerging industry. We're starting to see that trading volumes in a lot of these companies have really gone up. So a lot of these are global companies rather than Australian companies. But if you sort of look at the amount traded, that's a clear indication that investors are seeing an investment case for investing in space. And I'm sure we can get into it, but there's been some, I think, real progress in terms of key technologies, which are enabling the commercialization of space.
Okay. So let's, I mean, I know Betashees is planning to launch a space ETF. So obviously you guys have done a lot of work on it. What are the sorts of assets that you're talking about?
Yeah, that's right. So we're looking to launch BetaShares Space Industry ETF. The ticker code for that will be RCKT, rocket, would be the pronunciation of that. That's on the launch pad. We're doing our final checks. Nice. So we're looking to launch that. Countdown. The key technologies that we've sort of seen really evolve are twofold. One is firstly the real sort of, I guess, growth in what we call low Earth orbit satellites. These are satellites that orbit around the Earth anywhere between 160 kilometers and 2,000 kilometers above the Earth. They fly around the Earth in around about 90 minutes. Because they're quite close to Earth, they have low latency in terms of their signal reaching the Earth. If you're looking to have connectivity with a satellite, it's really good to be close to the Earth's surface.
The problem being is that when you're close to the Earth's surface, your field of vision or the amount of the Earth's surface that you can cover is quite small. And so what we saw was that Starlink, which is one of Elon Musk's ventures within SpaceX, really revolutionized this by creating what we call a constellation of satellites. And this has allowed other companies to sort of follow down that path.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:09
2
What recent events have sparked interest in space investment?
0:09–0:52
3
What factors are driving the growth of the space economy?
0:52–1:54
4
Which companies are leading the new space economy?
1:54–4:14
5
What role do low Earth orbit satellites play in the space industry?
4:14–7:02
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How is Starlink revolutionizing internet access from space?
7:02–9:21
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What are the emerging technologies enabling space commercialization?
9:21–11:55
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How are global players, including China and Australia, involved in the space race?
11:55–12:55
Speakers
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