Billion Dollar Space Race
During the Cold War of the 1950s and '60s, we had the Space Race between Russia and the U.S. In current times, we have three very wealthy individuals with ventures dedicated to space travel. Who will become the first into space? Their wild goals of colonizing Mars promise to transform humans into a multi-planetary species, making space travel to the Moon and beyond the next tourist attractions.
During the Cold War of the 1950s and '60s, we had the Space Race between Russia and the U.S. In current times, we have three very wealthy individuals with ventures dedicated to space travel. Who will become the first into space? Their wild goals of colonizing Mars promise to transform humans into a multi-planetary species, making space travel to the Moon and beyond the next tourist attractions.
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