Interplanetary white papers

Published White Papers

Interplanetary Commerce develops industry white papers for operators, investors, and policy teams who need a structured view of how orbital logistics will evolve. Each paper includes both an online version and a downloadable PDF.

  White Paper #1:
Ports-to-Orbit: Applying Terrestrial Logistics Discipline to the Emerging Space Economy

This foundational paper outlines how ports, gateways, carriers, warehouses, and last-mile delivery concepts from terrestrial freight can be directly applied to Earth orbit as launch costs fall and cadence accelerates. It also introduces the Launch Capacity Index (LCI) as a needed transparency layer for planning, risk, and investment.

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