How the New Space Race Brings Back Our Competitive Fire
Decades ago, space travel without the aid of government bureaucracy was unheard of. After all, the government was the only entity that had the resources and the ability to take on such a daunting task. Now, everything has changed.
Bring on the tech billionaires!
Let’s be honest, at its roots, this looks like more of a penis-measuring contest between eccentric billionaire playboys and their very expensive toys. Nothing could be further from the truth. These launches have a much bigger impact than anyone could ever imagine.
The New Space Race
With this week's launch of billionaire, Jeff Bezos’ New Shepherd spacecraft, this is just the beginning of a new space race. Last weekend, Virgin Galactic founder and Billionaire adventurer, Sir Richard Branson zoomed into space as part of the Unity crew in order to demonstrate his company’s space plane is ready for business. It all began about a year ago when tech Billionaire, Elon Musk spearheaded American’s return to space with his c