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The most contested real estate in history isn't on Earth — it's 500 miles above it. Corporations, militaries, and governments are fighting for position in a new kind of gold rush. Here's who's winning.
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There are currently 2,350+ asteroids classified as potentially hazardous to Earth. Two planetary defense missions are already underway. We break down which ones actually matter — and what's being done about them.
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The next crewed Moon landing. The first Mars sample return. A probe targeting Europa's subsurface ocean. The roadmap for the next decade of human spaceflight is already written — here's what's coming and when.
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Before SpaceX, reaching orbit cost $10,000 per kilogram. Today it's under $2,000. A dozen companies are racing to push it lower still. Meet the players rewriting the economics of getting to space.
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China's Moon Program Is Three Years Ahead of Schedule
Beijing is building lunar infrastructure faster than most agencies predicted. If the pattern holds, the flag planted at the south pole won't be American — and the implications go well beyond symbolism.
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Commercial space is scaling faster than the rules that govern it. The gap between hardware deployment and regulatory frameworks is widening — and that gap is about to become a serious problem.
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GPS, weather, finance, and communications all run on satellites. Space is already critical infrastructure — and no international framework yet defines where the rules of war apply up there.
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