Space has always been expensive. Historically, governments paid for it. In more recent times, billionaires have entered the arena. It isn’t surprising, then, that the development of the sector, being subject to the changing interests of national governments and the shifting interests of the uber-wealthy, has not been as fast as it could have been. But this has slowly been changing. And now, a quiet but seismic shift is underway — thanks to the influx of telecom money.
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