# Fri Episode #2279:  — Mars Is The Next Real Estate Boom

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Podcast: [The David Knight Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966)
Published: 2026-06-05T18:33:52+00:00
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──────────────────────────────────────── [00:05:00] SpaceX Did 165 of 324 Global Launches Last Year — If It Were a Country, It Would Rank First, Far Ahead of China at 88 Zitelmann: SpaceX put 80% of all payload into orbit in recent years and earns the bulk of its revenue from Starlink and commercial launches, not NASA. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:15:00] SpaceX's IPO Prospectus Has 400 Pages and Mentions Mars — but Not a Single Idea for How to Make Money There A Forbes professor warned that however many billions SpaceX earns from Starlink, if Musk wastes it all on Mars with no revenue model, shareholders will get nothing. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:22:00] The Platinum on One Asteroid — Psyche — Is Worth More Than the Gross National Product of the Entire World Zitelmann: the real case for asteroid mining is using resources in space — water on Mars or asteroids split into hydrogen and oxygen becomes rocket propulsion. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:32:00] Zitelmann's Mars Plan: Claim Land Like the Western Squatters, Then List It as a Real Estate Investment Trust The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nations but is silent on private companies — Zitelmann argues those who reach Mars should claim ownership and securitize it so anyone can invest. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:44:00] Socialism Was Tried 24 Times in the Last 100 Years and Failed Every Time — There's No Reason It Should Work on Mars Vietnam went from 80% in extreme poverty to 3% after free market reforms — the Outer Space Treaty's 'space belongs to all mankind' is a socialist idea and socialist ideas fail everywhere. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:55:00] NASA's Cost-Plus Contracts Gave Contractors an Incentive to Increase Costs — Musk Refus…

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