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Space Law/Aviation/Aerospace

Feb. 25, 2026

Space race 2.0 - It's about the law

If the 1969 space race was about who could get there first, Space Race 2.0 is about who gets to define what "there" means.

Michelle L.D. Hanlon

Co-Founder and CEO
For All Moonkind, Inc

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Space race 2.0 - It's about the law
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You don't need a rocket to see that we're in a race again.

But Space Race 2.0 does not look like 1969. There are no superpower speeches about planting flags. No televised countdowns framed as existential contests between political systems. This time, the competition is quieter, more laye...

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