🛰️ Beyond the New Frontier: My First Steps into the Space Horizon

 “Let me at least be an evolved dinosaur if God spares my life and I live another 50 years... which, by the way, would make me 85.”

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Why I'm Writing This

I’ve had this post in my head since November.
I thought I’d need more time. More clarity.
But what I’ve realised is: the moment you start asking big questions is already worth documenting.

So this post isn’t a guide.
It’s a first step — into space, into curiosity, and into possibility.

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What's Sparked This Journey

It started with a video — Tim Peake speaking about his experience in space.
Something about it clicked.
Then I came across space-based solar power (SSSP) and suddenly I was wide-eyed and Googling in the dark, trying to find out who’s building what — and where it’s all going.

That’s when I knew:

I wasn’t just watching space. I was entering it — through thought, research, and maybe one day, investment.

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What I’ve Been Learning

Over the last week (yes, just a week!), I’ve deep-dived into:

• 🚀 Rocket engines, satellite systems, and launch design

• 🧠 Space-based solar energy

• 🏭 Manufacturing and microgravity production

• 🌍 Tourism and long-term habitation

My tools?

• YouTube (from kids’ science experiments to Tim Dodd)

• GPT (asking questions and challenging assumptions)

• Reading articles, PDF reports, and investor decks

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Why Space?

Because I don’t want to be the grandpa talking into the iPhone mic, trying to catch up in a world that has already evolved.

If I’m alive in 50 years, I want to understand what we’re building now — not just on Earth, but in orbit and beyond.

Space isn’t a fantasy. It’s an emerging market with:

• Funded companies

• Viable tech

• Political interest

• Investment potential

Some things are decades away. Others are being perfected right now for scale.

And if I can understand even 20% of it well — that’s enough to see opportunity.

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How I Learn 'High-Brow' Stuff with 'Low-Brow' Tools

To be honest, most of this is way above my head.
Rocket science, orbital mechanics, microgravity logistics — it’s overwhelming.

So I approach it like a child:

• Immersion over mastery

• Models, toys, kids’ videos, simple experiments

• Background videos on loop until something sticks

I don’t let pride stop me from going back to the basics.
Because that’s where most of the clarity lives.

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What’s Next

I’m not positioning myself as an expert. I’m a curious observer, trying to track the beat of launches, missions, and market shifts — and possibly take small, calculated steps toward investment.

I’ll be posting my:

• Observations

• Learning moments

• Useful resources

• Questions I still don’t have answers for

If you’re also curious — or feel like you might want to “get in early” — feel free to follow along.

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Final Thought

It feels like I dove into the deep sea and came back up with a handful of gold — scattered, messy, but valuable. I don’t know where it will go.

But this blog is where I’ll trace the journey.

Welcome to the rabbit hole.