How Private Money Is Reigniting the Space Race

NBC News: “NASA’s push to return to the moon and historic levels of investment in the private space sector have fueled a gold rush to the stars. Roughly a decade ago, a new wave of investor interest in the commercial space sector began, but experts say this time is different.”

“The pace of rocket launches has broken records this year, with more than 125 orbital liftoffs worldwide. Of that total, 75 were by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, whose recent splashy IPO heralds how lucrative this next chapter of commercial space flight could be.”