On today’s What Next TBD: Access to outer space has been limited to a handful of governments. But—like a Space X rocket—smaller, commercial operations are ready to blow up.
Space might seem to be heading from the domain of big government programs to a playground for billionaires. But just below the surface, a world of start-ups are getting ready to launch.
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