Later that day, that same argument about terrain, advantage and dominance was carried just down the road to Blue Origin’s Florida rocket factory, where the administration is making clear that space is an industrial and military domain that must be built, defended and held. What became clear over the course of the visit is that NASA no longer sees itself as the only builder in the room. The agency is operating as a coordinator now, setting direction and anchoring long-term goals while American companies take on the work of building and scaling the systems that make those goals real.
Author: Buck Sexton
Published at: 2026-02-10 23:00:40
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