Best of The Take: Billionaires' space race
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Where the global space race was once decided by the wealth of nations, now its future is increasingly determined by ultra-wealthy individuals worth more than many countries. Their pursuit of space could put new resources in reach, and it is reshaping the laws of outer space – at least, the ones made by humans.
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Lucianne Walkowicz (@RocketToLulu), an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium and co-founder of Just Space Alliance (@JustSpaceOrg) Lisa Ruth Rand (@orbital_decay), assistant Professor at the California Institute of TechnologyConnect with The Take:
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