Saturday morning’s SpaceX launch will be a momentous occasion for the history of spaceflight.
Not necessarily because of the technological achievement, but rather because it marks the start of a whole new space race.
This time, global superpowers are not proving to each other the superiority of their economic system.
Instead, private companies are working with government agencies to create partnerships that will shape the future of space exploration.
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