Cheap for the poorest of rich people. SpaceX isn't exactly trickle down economics.
What exactly is there to greed about in space? Minerals? Hate to break it to you but the only way to mine in space is with robots. Rich people in space is just going to get richer, and it's way cheaper to continue to mine resources here on Earth. Greed is what's holding us back from space travel. Why you think we haven't been to the moon for so long? Nothing of value was found on the moon, at least nothing with monetary value.Much as my eternal optimism would like to think we'll get a Star Trek version of humanity out of a new Space Age, it will more look more like The Expanse than anything else. Corporations and greed will get us into space, and those two things will both keep us going and keep us, well, expanding.
Those things will happen but they won't usher us into a space age. A working Space elevator would, but not a tent on the moon.The future is in fact right now. Moon Base by 2025, Mars by 2040. Those thing will happen, barring some catastrophic collapse of society.
Because going into space is expensive. Unless we make some money doing it, we're just doing it for the sake of doing it.Not sure where you are getting you data, but it won't take any change in the economy to get to Moon/Mars. Why do you think our economy would need to change to get to Mars?
You do know that SpaceX got like at least $5billion in government subsidies? Elon Musks Starlink satellite internet is asking for $16 Billion in Government Subsidies. Cool stuff but I don't see no immediate benefits. I'm not even sure there's long term benefits. The tech is just going to make it cheaper to launch satellites into space.SpaceX is already doing that for us, and not only doing it MUCH faster than the government, they are doing it for far less.