As we look up to the stars and see wander and possibility, it is important to recognize the need for policy, regulation, and defense to keep the stars open for freedom for exploration, and freedom from war.

Why are so many billionaires focused on space? Is it realistic to think solutions to Earthly problems lie beyond our atmosphere?

Orbiting 254 miles above our planet, the International Space Station (ISS) has facilitated decades of scientific discovery and international collaboration.

In the 1990s we saw the economic shift towards technology and digital innovation. Now, three decades later, we are on the brink of another economic shift, and this ‘new economy’ is focused on space.

Noticing a lack of progress to get back to the Moon, Musk decided to take matters into his own hands. With $100M to personally invest, he established a team to develop commercially built, reusable rockets, driven by the pivotal goal of enhancing the accessibility to space.

The Apollo missions concluded in 1972, giving way to the innovative Space Shuttle Program. This period was characterized by the triumph over design challenges, the unification of America, and the advancement of diversity in space exploration.

Arising under intense competition and political upheaval, the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union was a series of competing achievements leading not only to man on the Moon, but to surprising collaboration.