A lucid bright and essential work of reporting analysis and genuine care. Peter Ward has given us a new way to think about private endeavors in space. Superb.Rivka Galchen author of Little Labors This indepth work of reportage dares to ask whats at stake in privatizing outer space Earth is in troubleso dramatically that were now scrambling to explore space for valuable resources and a home for permanent colonization. With the era of NASAs dominance now behind us the private sector is winnin