This book explores the privatization of space and its global impact on the future of commerce peace and conflict. As space becomes more congested contested and competitive in the government and the private arenas the talk around space research moves past NASAâs monopoly on academic and cultural imaginations to discuss how Elon Muskâs SpaceX and Jeff Bezosâ Blue Origin is making space cool again. This volume addresses the new rhetoric of space race and weaponization with a focus on how the costs of potential conflict in space would discourage open conflict and enable global cooperation. It highlights the increasing dependence of the global economy on space research its democratization plunging costs of access and growing economic potential of space-based assets. Thoughtful nuanced well-documented this book is a must read for scholars and researchers of science and technology studies space studies political studies sociology environmental studies and political economy. It will also be of much interest to policymakers bureaucrats think tanks as well as the interested general reader looking for fresh perspectives on the future of space. . Language: English