and then, of course, there s the fun of it all as well. a growing number of wealthy people are booking tickets just to have a view of the planet from above. it all means that the space economy is really taking off. the space economy is worth about $340 billion, but by 2040, that ll grow to $1 trillion although a lot of this is because of things like new satellite based data services. and then there s been a big jump in satellites in orbit. the european space agency says that more than 15,000 satellites have been launched since russia got the ball rolling back in 1957. just over half are still functioning. in the last decade, there s been a big jump in the numbers being added. but over the last four years, that s mainly been thanks to just two companies 0neweb and elon musk s starlink. none of them would be able to get there, of course, without the rockets that companies like rocket lab and spacex are developing. rivals such asjeff bezos s blue origin and richard branson s
england australia have won the ashes against england following a draw. now on bbc news: talking business. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. the billion dollar blast off as more and more rockets and satellites head into orbit, the question is, just how big can the space economy become? from elon musk s spacex tojeff bezos s blue origin, private companies are getting a bigger slice of the high sky pie, but can they really land a profit in outer space? well, i m going to find out from these two there they are. one leading investor tells me how he s trying to get out of this world returns from orbiting the earth. also, from dishwashers by day to explosives at night the big boss of rocket lab tells me how he got his company flying. also on the show, i m going to catch up with the big boss of nasa. yeah, the former astronaut tells me how important private companies will be as the us and
now on bbc news it s time for talking business. hello, everybody, a very warm welcome from me, aaron. one leading investor tells me how he s going to get returns from orbiting the earth and from dishwashers by day to explosives by night, the boss tells me how he is going to get his company flying. i will catch up with the boss of nasa. the former astronaut tells me how important private companies will be as the us and china hurry back to the moon in the 21st century space race. wherever you arejoining me from around the world, a warm welcome to the show. it is the final frontier. space. what lies out there could help answer many of the problems we face here on earth from energy to climate change and then, of course, there is the fun of it as well. a growing number of wealthy people are booking tickets just to have a view of the planet from above. it all means that the space economy is taking off. the space economy is taking off. the space economy is taking off. the space econ
coming up on the programme israeli forces step up their assault on southern gaza s main city, khan younis, after intense air strikes and street fighting. it comes as differences emerge between the us and israel over what happens once the war ends. israel s pm benjamin netanyahu has dismissed the idea of a palestinian state. with 2,800 jobs to go at tata steel s plants in the uk, we ask where this leaves britain s steel industry and take a look at the environmental arguments which the company says have driven the losses. and fans sue madonna for showing up to a gig more than two hours prince harry dropped his libel claim. good evening. we begin with the situation in gaza and growing concerns for the safety of hundreds of thousands of palestinians in the south of the territory as israeli forces stage a renewed offensive against hamas. tanks have been pushing deeper into the territory s second biggest city, khan younis. this is the eighth day of a communications blackout