SpaceX makes low-cost rockets to ferry cargo and astronauts into orbit and even Mars. That’s great. But if state space programs die in favor of space corporations, we will be in trouble in the long run. Instead of the peaceful Star Trek’s Starfleet Command, the profit-seeking corporations from Alien will rule space.
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Why Private Space Programs May Be a Bad Idea in the (Very) Long Run
By
Jesus Diaz
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