The discovery of rich mineral veins beneath the 16-mile-high Olympus Mons caught the attention of Earth’s conglomerates, but none acted as boldly as Terra Pioneers, whose $8 billion investment marks Earth’s most ambitious step yet toward becoming a true interplanetary civilization.
When Helion reported initial mineral earnings forecasts, terrestrial markets were abuzz, with investors seeing returns that dwarfed traditional stocks and bonds.
Real-time earnings reports from Mars, transmitted via interstellar data relays, are now a staple of Wall Street news, along with the Nasdaq and Nikkei. Valuations of Martian companies continue to soar, and early investors are reaping profits once thought to exist only in science fiction.
The question now is not whether the above scenario is possible, but where do we go next? Dare to dream, because in the future, the next gold rush may well be painted red.
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