The Journal of Space Commerce

The Journal of Space Commerce

Space Commerce: Where Public Meets Private

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Mike Turner
Sep 09, 2021
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By Edgar Zapata

It is 2012 and the first commercial and (less said) privately-owned spacecraft has just docked at the International Space Station. NASA has just hitched a ride on an Uber rather than use their own car. More so, rather than build their own car. And to be precise, it was driverless. With this small public and private step, space commerce of…

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