ONE PLANET IS NOT ENOUGH: THE NEW QUADRILLION DOLLAR SPACE ECONOMY

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Non-Fiction

ONE PLANET IS NOT ENOUGH: THE NEW QUADRILLION DOLLAR SPACE ECONOMY

By: Shantanu Kumar

595.00

  • ISBN: 978-81-69796-64-4
  • Pages: 256 pages
  • Published: 05 October, 2026
  • Format: Hardback
  • Imprint: Rupa
  • Language: English

The next great economic revolution will be out of this world! 

For centuries, wealth has flowed to those who recognized new frontiers before everyone else—from trade routes and railways to the internet and artificial intelligence. Today, that frontier is space. In One Planet Is Not Enough, entrepreneur and futurist Shantanu Kumar argues that the space economy is rapidly becoming the next operating system of global business, reshaping industries, markets, supply chains, energy, finance, manufacturing and geopolitics. 

Drawing on two decades of experience advising founders, investors, corporations and governments, Kumar goes beyond the familiar story of rockets and space infrastructure to examine where the real economic value will be created. Through real-world cases from Axiom to Luxembourg and practical frameworks such as Temporal Maxima, the Chain, the Space Iceberg and the Arrow of Dominance, he shows how to identify emerging opportunities, anticipate structural shifts and position yourself before the next wave of value creation takes shape. 


Shantanu Kumar is an entrepreneur, futurist and systems thinker working at the intersection of technology, geopolitics and economic foresight. For over 15 years, he has founded ventures, advised boards and worked with institutions across Europe and Asia on the infrastructures and business models shaping the future. Shantanu’s first book, Boiling Earth: An Opportunity to Leapfrog, explored climate innovation. In One Planet Is Not Enough, he examines how the emerging space economy is reshaping wealth, power and civilization. 

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