A crypto billionaire enters space-station race

Описание: Vast is aiming to be one of two companies picked by NASA to build the next space station. Big Take podcast host Sarah Holder joins Bloomberg's Kiel Porter to discuss why a crypto billionaire believes his company is positioned to win the race.

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.

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