To paraphrase Austin Powers - "Yay Capitalism!"

I think there is a remarkable group of efforts going on right now in the world of space technologies.  And all of it is being spearheaded by private companies.  Not by huge governments.

Where NASA is struggling to set a roadmap and plan for hundreds of different missions, here we have small nimble private corporations creating solutions to problems.

Here is Armadillo Aerospace attempting to capture the Lunar Lander X-Prize.

They're sponsored by nVidia, which to me seems a cool corporate investment.

Google is in the act as well.

The next couple of decades could be very interesting.  I would like to wholeheartedly encourage the multitude of high-tech billionaires that read the Rivet to invest in the emerging private space race.

C'mon you already have 3 Ferraris, what's left?  How about a moon base.

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