Meet the 22-Year-Old Pakistani Training to Go to Space! 🇵🇰

Meet the 22-Year-Old Pakistani Training to Go to Space! 🇵🇰

From Thought Behind Things by Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

June 5, 2026 · 59 min · Season 6 · Episode 519

About this episode

The episode explores the future of the space economy with guest Hassan Mohsin, a young astrophysics graduate training for a career in space.

As part of our continuous exploration into the future of work, we dive deep into the ultimate final frontier: the space economy. What does a real 25-year roadmap look like for sustainable space stations, asteroid mining, and human settlement? Build Your Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ Taqwa Observatory: https://www.taqwaspaceobservatory.com/ Hasaan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hasaan_mohsin_/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Welcome back to a brand-new episode of Thought Behind Things. As part of our comprehensive look into technological evolution, today we shift our focus from AI automation to a completely different type of macroeconomic transformation: the emergence of the commercial space industry. Using first-principles thinking, we unpack a highly realistic 25-year roadmap. We look at what happens when the International Space Station officially retires, how the private sector is stepping in to launch independent space networks, and how upcoming initiatives are shifting the definition of the modern professional. From planetary geology and space-based architecture to specialized…

People in this episode

Host: Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

Guest: Hassan Mohsin

Topics covered

  • space economy
  • future of work
  • commercial space industry
  • sustainable space stations
  • asteroid mining
  • human settlement

Keywords

  • space economy
  • Hassan Mohsin
  • sustainable space stations
  • asteroid mining
  • commercial space industry
  • future of work
  • astrophysics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, Taqwa Observatory, Instagram, LinkedIn

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