Friday essay: space was once a place of wonder - now it’s being bought and sold by powerful men

Space is a frontier where we could do things differently, yet we are replicating the same patterns of commerce and control.
I spent most of my twenties driving around remote Australia in a self-built tiny home, researching from the road while attempting to live a life connected to the natural world. I loved this for many reasons: one reason was that life looks very differ... [13360 chars]
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