Open Space

Open Space by journalist and space industry analyst David Ariosto explores the new global space race, where governments, private companies, and emerging technologies are reshaping humanity's ambitions beyond Earth. From the 2024 private lunar landing to growing competition between the United States and China, Ariosto examines the technology, resources, and geopolitical interests driving space exploration. Drawing on firsthand reporting and access to researchers, engineers, and industry leaders, he takes readers behind the scenes of missions and projects pushing toward the next era of space travel.

Why You’ll Love This:

• Examines the growing competition among nations and private companies in space exploration

• Explores lunar missions, off-world infrastructure, planetary defense, and future space travel

• Takes readers inside mission control, research laboratories, and space industry facilities

• Investigates China's growing role in the global space sector alongside the United States and other spacefaring nations

• Introduces the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs working to make ambitious space technologies possible

Explore the people, discoveries, and competition shaping humanity's next steps beyond Earth.