Rahat Talreja
Vice President – CSS India Operations
…Tring Tring…
Steve, the freight forwarder: Hi it’s Steve
Exporter: Morning Steve, I have urgent cargo to airfreight from Heathrow to
JFK New York
Steve: What’s the tonnage?
Exporter: About 1 ton.
Steve: That’ll be 2 Pounds and 10 cents on British airways.
Exporter: Got that, Steve; sending the cargo today to your warehouse. Has it shipped on the 1st flight?
Steve: Don’t worry about it. We have daily flights to New York from
Heathrow, the cargo won’t wait.
Are you shocked? Not at all. It’s 2022, not 1940. This is a very, very normal conversation in 2022.
So now, let’s see the next conversation, sometime in 2045.
…Tring Tring…
Suzy, the space forwarder on Space Station Mars.
Exporter on Earth: Suzy, it’s Sven from Earth.
Suzy: Sven, how can I help you.
Sven: I got cargo to ship to Mars for my cosmic hotel this week. If you ever need a room, let me know. I got a Mars view room.
Suzy: Thanks, Sven. I have options on Virgin, Space X, Axiom , ESA,
Roscosmos.
Sven: I also have an accompanying technician with the cargo. Tell me the price
Suzy: 60 Million Space Francs
Sven: I’ll have it wired today. You’d like a 50% advance on the Mars account?
Suzy: Sure. Thank you, Sven.
Are you shocked? Yes, but no. We know it’s coming. This is going to be an everyday conversation in the next 20 years.
So as exporters, importers, entrepreneurs, and logistics executives, we ought to know the kind of cargo that will be transported to and fro Earth to Space Stations across the solar system. And the opportunities available for future business ventures and investment.
Protective Suits
Space First Aid Kits
Space batteries for vehicles
Space horn to send signals to other astronauts
Terraforming
Space base construction technology, glues, mortars
Meteorite protection technology
Solar Batteries
Spacecraft Navigation and communication services, repair and insurance
Components and Accessories for Space rockets
Space weapons
Space debris
Space Production: Zero gravitational manufacturing
Space backpacks
Creams and Products for ultraviolet radiation protection, force fields protection.
Components and Accessories for spacecraft, rockets, and space stations
New durable materials for building structures in space like graphene and fullerene
Space energy charging points
Space weather forecasting and remote sensing
Space internet and communication systems
Space tourism: Cosmic Hotels, Hostels, Cosmic Holidays, and Travel
stations, trips to planets, moons, asteroids
Space Taxi
Space sanatoriums
Space Summer schools
Space Healthcare and Therapy for muscle wasting due to lack of gravity
Space Food
Space Law