Another Space-Obsessed Billionaire Has Entered the Chat

又一位痴迷于太空的亿万富翁加入了讨论。

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2025-03-21

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The International Space Station’s time in the stars will soon come to an end. NASA has said that the ISS is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2030 and replaced with a new station made by a private company. Now, the race is on to win the contract.  On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Kiel Porter and Loren Grush tell host Sarah Holder why a former crypto tycoon has made a billion-dollar bet that his startup, Vast, will build the next international space station — and what this space race tells us about the future of the commercial space industry. Read More: One Man’s Crypto Windfall Is Funding a $1 Billion Space Station DreamListen More: What NASA’s Reliance on SpaceX Means for Boeing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • the international Space Station orbits the Earth.

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