Having been one of the most heated, albeit bloodless battlefields of the Cold War (MIA astronauts apart), space is now the theatre for a very complex race, which includes space 'promenades' by billionaires, asteroid mining exploration, and the search for extraterrestrial life. However, it is also, increasingly, a promising scenario for private and public activities, a domain of technological conquest and a geopolitical frontier: control means virtual control of the Earth. A frontier that attracts traditional pioneers (the US) and their historical adversaries (Russia), no less than China, Japan, India and Europe - among others.
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