![──────────────────────────────────────── [00:05:00] SpaceX Did 165 of 324 Global Launches Last Year — If It Were a Country, It Would Rank First, Far Ahead of China at 88 Zitelmann: SpaceX put 80% of all payload into orbit in recent years and earns the bulk of its revenue from Starlink and commercial launches, not NASA. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:15:00] SpaceX's IPO Prospectus Has 400 Pages and Mentions Mars — but Not a Single Idea for How to Make Money There A Forbes professor warned that however many billions SpaceX earns from Starlink, if Musk wastes it all on Mars with no revenue model, shareholders will get nothing. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:22:00] The Platinum on One Asteroid — Psyche — Is Worth More Than the Gross National Product of the Entire World Zitelmann: the real case for asteroid mining is using resources in space — water on Mars or asteroids split into hydrogen and oxygen becomes rocket propulsion. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:32:00] Zitelmann's Mars Plan: Claim Land Like the Western Squatters, Then List It as a Real Estate Investment Trust The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nations but is silent on private companies — Zitelmann argues those who reach Mars should claim ownership and securitize it so anyone can invest. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:44:00] Socialism Was Tried 24 Times in the Last 100 Years and Failed Every Time — There's No Reason It Should Work on Mars Vietnam went from 80% in extreme poverty to 3% after free market reforms — the Outer Space Treaty's 'space belongs to all mankind' is a socialist idea and socialist ideas fail everywhere. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:55:00] NASA's Cost-Plus Contracts Gave Contractors an Incentive to Increase Costs — Musk Refused and Cut Launch Costs by 95% A NASA contractor told Zitelmann their best product was their overhead — one billion in costs meant 100 million in profit; Musk sells a service like FedEx and keeps the savings. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:07:00] EPA Section 404c: The EPA Can Veto a Project After Billions Have Been Invested — Even After the Permit Was Issued Myron Ebell: the Clean Water Act allows the EPA to retroactively veto any permitted dredge-and-fill project — investors know this and it is strangling pipeline, mine, and infrastructure financing. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:17:00] China Controls Critical Mineral Processing Even When the Ore Is Mined Elsewhere — Cobalt Is Mined in Africa, Smelted in China Ebell: the US has no domestic processing capacity and faces 10–20 years of permitting delays before a mine can open — China has a chokehold on the entire supply chain. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:27:00] Federal Lands Are One Quarter of the Country — the White House Won't Touch Them Because Trump's Sons Hunt on Them Ebell: federal land mismanagement turns forests into fuel; state control would produce better outcomes, but the president personally opposes the transfer. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:38:00] Congress Passes Laws Then Delegates All Authority to Unelected Agencies — Then Never Does Oversight — the Bureaucracies Rule Ebell: every time an agency exceeds its mandate, Congress holds hearings and does nothing — leaving power with the bureaucracy for the next administration to inherit. ──────────────────────────────────────── <br /><br /><br /><br /><i><b>Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to </b></i><a href="https://davidknight.gold/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://davidknight.gold/</a><i><b> for great deals on physical gold/silver</b></i> <br /><br /><i><b>For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go </b></i><i><b>to </b></i><a href="https://trendsjournal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://trendsjournal.com/</a><i><b> and</b></i><i><b> enter the code “KNIGHT”</b></i> <br /><br /><i>For high quality made in...](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/d5/b6/ad/d5b6adfc-5f51-4750-9d82-86f3f943a589/mza_13880152689761191268.jpg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
The REAL David Knight Show
David Knight
Fri Episode #2279: — Mars Is The Next Real Estate Boom
JUN 5, 2026117 MIN
Fri Episode #2279: — Mars Is The Next Real Estate Boom
JUN 5, 2026117 MIN
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──────────────────────────────────────── [00:05:00] SpaceX Did 165 of 324 Global Launches Last Year — If It Were a Country, It Would Rank First, Far Ahead of China at 88 Zitelmann: SpaceX put 80% of all payload into orbit in recent years and earns the bulk of its revenue from Starlink and commercial launches, not NASA. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:15:00] SpaceX's IPO Prospectus Has 400 Pages and Mentions Mars — but Not a Single Idea for How to Make Money There A Forbes professor warned that however many billions SpaceX earns from Starlink, if Musk wastes it all on Mars with no revenue model, shareholders will get nothing. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:22:00] The Platinum on One Asteroid — Psyche — Is Worth More Than the Gross National Product of the Entire World Zitelmann: the real case for asteroid mining is using resources in space — water on Mars or asteroids split into hydrogen and oxygen becomes rocket propulsion. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:32:00] Zitelmann's Mars Plan: Claim Land Like the Western Squatters, Then List It as a Real Estate Investment Trust The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nations but is silent on private companies — Zitelmann argues those who reach Mars should claim ownership and securitize it so anyone can invest. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:44:00] Socialism Was Tried 24 Times in the Last 100 Years and Failed Every Time — There's No Reason It Should Work on Mars Vietnam went from 80% in extreme poverty to 3% after free market reforms — the Outer Space Treaty's 'space belongs to all mankind' is a socialist idea and socialist ideas fail everywhere. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:55:00] NASA's Cost-Plus Contracts Gave Contractors an Incentive to Increase Costs — Musk Refused and Cut Launch Costs by 95% A NASA contractor told Zitelmann their best product was their overhead — one billion in costs meant 100 million in profit; Musk sells a service like FedEx and keeps the savings. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:07:00] EPA Section 404c: The EPA Can Veto a Project After Billions Have Been Invested — Even After the Permit Was Issued Myron Ebell: the Clean Water Act allows the EPA to retroactively veto any permitted dredge-and-fill project — investors know this and it is strangling pipeline, mine, and infrastructure financing. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:17:00] China Controls Critical Mineral Processing Even When the Ore Is Mined Elsewhere — Cobalt Is Mined in Africa, Smelted in China Ebell: the US has no domestic processing capacity and faces 10–20 years of permitting delays before a mine can open — China has a chokehold on the entire supply chain. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:27:00] Federal Lands Are One Quarter of the Country — the White House Won't Touch Them Because Trump's Sons Hunt on Them Ebell: federal land mismanagement turns forests into fuel; state control would produce better outcomes, but the president personally opposes the transfer. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:38:00] Congress Passes Laws Then Delegates All Authority to Unelected Agencies — Then Never Does Oversight — the Bureaucracies Rule Ebell: every time an agency exceeds its mandate, Congress holds hearings and does nothing — leaving power with the bureaucracy for the next administration to inherit. ──────────────────────────────────────── <br /><br /><br /><br /><i><b>Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to </b></i><a href="https://davidknight.gold/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://davidknight.gold/</a><i><b> for great deals on physical gold/silver</b></i> <br /><br /><i><b>For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go </b></i><i><b>to </b></i><a href="https://trendsjournal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://trendsjournal.com/</a><i><b> and</b></i><i><b> enter the code “KNIGHT”</b></i> <br /><br /><i>For high quality made in America products go to <a href="http://HomeSteadProducts.shop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HomeSteadProducts.shop</a> and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases</i> <br /><br /><i>Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at </i><a href="http://TheDavidKnightShow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i><b>TheDavidKnightShow.com</b></i></a> <br /><br /><i>If you would like to support the show and our family please consider </i><i><b>subscribing monthly </b></i><i>here: </i><i><b>SubscribeStar</b></i><i> </i><a href="https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show</i></a> <br /><br /><i>Or you can send a donation through<br /></i><i><b>Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764</b></i><i><br /></i><i><b>Zelle:</b></i><i> @</i><a href="https://protonmail.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>[email protected]</i></a><i><br /></i><i><b>Cash</b></i><i> </i><i><b>App</b></i><i> at: $davidknightshow<br /></i><i><b>BTC</b></i><i> to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7</i><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support</a>.