Once the exclusive province of prime government contractors and a handful of commercial satellite operators, the business of space has vastly expanded, accelerated and diversified, as the plunging cost of access to space has attracted unprecedented private investment. Established companies and startups are innovating in launch, earth observation, communications, IoT, orbital operations, space tourism and planetary exploration at a rate never seen before. Space-based products and services are transforming how the world does business. Trade, finance and insurance increasingly depend on analytics generated from earth observation. Broadband is available from the sky with a low-priced antenna and point-and-click installation, while in-flight connectivity is following in the footsteps of hotel broadband: once pricey and rare, now everywhere and free. Pharmaceutical research in orbit is yielding improvements in drug manufacturing, while manufacturing research is promising ultra-efficient fiber optic cables. The future that director Stanley Kubrick showed us a half-century ago in 2001: A Space Odyssey is finally taking shape before our eyes.
 

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