In the coming days, SpaceX will likely launch a rocket into outer space. In one sense, that isn’t a new development, but it may still come as news to the American people.
The launch of the Artemis mission, which could happen as soon as Wednesday evening, will take a manned crew around the moon for the first time in over half a century and will draw interest from the press and the public worldwide. This particularly prominent launch will highlight the ways in which the private sector has not only assumed control of launching manned missions into space but also revitalized a space program some may have considered moribund.
