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Space: The $1.8 trillion opportunity for global economic growth

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Article
Space launch: Are we heading for oversupply or a shortfall?
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Satellites around the earth, all in blue tone
Commentary
Expectations versus reality: Commercial-satellite constellations
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Payam Banazadeh
Interview
Scaling—and funding—next-gen satellites for the coming commercial boom
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Article
Can better governance help space lift off?
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Interview
Mars exploration pushes the boundaries of AI: An interview with NASA’s Vandi Verma
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How will the space economy change the world?
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The horizon line of planet Earth as seen from space
Article
A different space race: Raising capital and accelerating growth
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Article
The role of space in driving sustainability, security, and development on Earth
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Podcast
Why on earth should business care about space?
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Podcast
Laying the foundations for a space economy
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illustration of Mark Boggett
Podcast
Space: Building a digital infrastructure above the sky
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Article
Is there a ‘best’ owner of satellite internet?
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Digital planet
Article
The potential of microgravity: How companies across sectors can venture into space
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Article
Space around the globe
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The future of space: It’s getting crowded out there
Collection
The Next Normal – The future of space: It’s getting crowded out there
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Moon over Earth
Article
Space: Investment shifts from GEO to LEO and now beyond
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Astronaut suit
Article
R&D for space: Who is actually funding it?
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Look out below: What will happen to the space debris in orbit?
Article
Look out below: What will happen to the space debris in orbit?
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Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?
Commentary
Wall Street to Mission Control: Can space tourism pay off?
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Large LEO satellite constellations: Will it be different this time?
Article
Large LEO satellite constellations: Will it be different this time?
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