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How SpaceX lowered costs and reduced barriers to space

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Associate Professor of Political Science, Cameron University
How SpaceX lowered costs and reduced barriers to spaceMinutes after launching the Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX was livestreaming footage from the Tesla Roadster it released into space.SpaceX, CC BY-NC-SA

On March 2, SpaceX plans to launch its first test of an unmanned Dragon vehicle which is designed to carry humans into low Earth orbit and to the International Space Station. If the test is successful,...

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