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Space
Space
Science
Leonard David

Can we actually build a thriving economy on and around the moon?

Use of the Earth's moon is on the agenda of multiple nations.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Cashing in on a cislunar economy is ballyhooed by space exploration advocates.

Cislunar space — the region extending from our planet to the moon — is getting a lot of attention these days, as more and more spacecraft make their way to Earth's nearest neighbor. But what needs to happen to help spark a true cislunar economy? And, given actions of late here on Earth, are we headed for a tariff-free cislunar zone?

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