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Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space

NPR | By Terry Gross
Published October 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM EDT

The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition is each other.

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