they then in turn provide revenue that these start ups can then go back to the private capital markets and use that to get more private funding. it was, of course, nasa that first put man on the moon. that s one small step for man. ..one giant leap for mankind. ..although not without technology that was developed by private companies at the height of the space race with the soviet union. and over the years, that space race has yielded all sorts of innovations that have become part of our everyday lives. camera phones, sneakers, baby formula and prosthetic limbs all owe at least some of their development to space exploration. and it s likely there ll be plenty more of that innovation in the years ahead. some of the biggest rivals for those private companies include the deep pocketed chinese government, which is the only country to have its own space station, as well as russia and india, who both have sizeable space programmes. that said, it s cheaper than ever to get to space.
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