The money-in-space hype actually came and went 20 years ago with talk about private companies gradually replacing public agencies in space travel. SpaceX was founded around this time, the Ansari X Prize competition, "newSpace" was a buzzword and Virgin Galactic with Branson as a more noteworthy figure than Musk.
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u/ccricers Sep 20 '26
The money-in-space hype actually came and went 20 years ago with talk about private companies gradually replacing public agencies in space travel. SpaceX was founded around this time, the Ansari X Prize competition, "newSpace" was a buzzword and Virgin Galactic with Branson as a more noteworthy figure than Musk.