Episode
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam
- Published
- May 14, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2248
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/equity-mates-investing-podcast-55637/episodes/the-1-8-trillion-space-opportunity-with-hugh-lam/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/equity-mates-investing-podcast-55637/the-1-8-trillion-space-opportunity-with-hugh-lam.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
The space economy isn’t some far-off sci-fi bet, it’s already a US$630 billion industry powering the way we communicate, navigate and forecast weather. Bryce and Ren are joined by Betashares investment strategist Hugh Lam to unpack falling launch costs, satellite internet, data-as-a-service, defence, tourism, SpaceX hype and why ETFs may offer a diversified way to access the theme. In this episode: 00:00 — The US$630 billion space economy 01:32 — Betashares launches Australia’s first space ETF 02:19 — Hugh Lam’s first investment 04:02 — How to think about the space economy 05:32 — Falling launch costs and satellite demand 08:00 — Data-as-a-service, Starlink and real-world use cases 16:37 — Blind ranking blue-sky space businesses 24:39 — Why ETFs may suit emerging themes like space ETFs and stocks mentioned: Betashares Space Industry ETF (ASX: RCKT), A2 Milk (ASX: A2M), SpaceX, Starlink, Planet Labs, Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), Blue Origin, Impulse Space, Varda Space, Telstra (ASX: TLS), Qantas (ASX: QAN), Qatar Airways, Nearmap, TSMC (NYSE: TSM), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta (NASDAQ: META), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) Learn more at https://www.betashares.com.au/learn/space-etf/ . Read the PDS and TMD and consider if the Fund is right for you. Betashares Capital Limited is the issuer. Betashares Capital Ltd (ABN 78 139 566 868 AFSL 341181) is the issuer of the Betashares Funds, as well as Betashares Invest, the IDPS-like scheme available via Betashares Direct. Read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination, available at www.betashares.com.au , before making an investment decision. This information is general in nature and doesn’t take into account any person’s financial objecti…