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With the same clarity and expertise that made Prisoners of Geography and The Power of Geography bestsellers, Marshall traces how we arrived at this moment and where the new space race is heading. He covers great-power rivalry, commercialisation of orbit by private companies, cutting-edge technology, combat beyond Earth, and the consequences for politics, economics and security back on the ground. 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