Yet socialism, and central government planning, still rules much of the discussion about American space policy. Not because anybody is bad, or evil, but because we in America have some blind spots. NASA has done some wonderful things. It is time to step back and think about space in a different way. ProSpace believes that space is a place, not a program.
Space is a special kind of place a frontier.
Commercial space enterprise is where our future lies. In 1997, worldwide revenues from commercial space exceeded government expenditures in space for the first time. The telecommunications and computer revolutions are spilling over into space, and soon we will see the creation of multiple huge constellations of satellites in Low Earth Orbit. These new commercial systems are driving huge new private investments in commercial launch firms. The commercial space revolution will benefit more than just private industry and the American people.