Space Race 2.0 — why this is a great time to invest in space tech
<p><span class="post-label guest-post">Guest Post:</span> Many technologies that we take for granted today came out of the last space race -- laptops, solar panels, lithium batteries, and even the dust buster. Here's why the new space race will be even more productive. </p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=venturebeat.com&blog=342986&post=1104730&subd=venturebeat&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.venturebeat.com/c/34021/f/665469/s/381e3b2f/sc/38/__.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><div class='__-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F12%2Fspace-race-2-0-why-this-is-a-great-time-to-invest-in-space-tech%2F&t=Space+Race+2.0++%E2%80%94+why+this+is+a+great+time+to+invest+in+space+tech" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F12%2Fspace-race-2-0-why-this-is-a-great-time-to-invest-in-space-tech%2F&t=Space+Race+2.0++%E2%80%94+why+this+is+a+great+time+to+invest+in+space+tech" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F12%2Fspace-race-2-0-why-this-is-a-great-time-to-invest-in-space-tech%2F&t=Space+Race+2.0++%E2%80%94+why+this+is+a+great+time+to+invest+in+space+tech" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F12%2Fspace-race-2-0-why-this-is-a-great-time-to-invest-in-space-tech%2F&t=Space+Race+2.0++%E2%80%94+why+this+is+a+great+time+to+invest+in+space+tech" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F12%2Fspace-race-2-0-why-this-is-a-great-time-to-invest-in-space-tech%2F&t=Space+Race+2.0++%E2%80%94+why+this+is+a+great+time+to+invest+in+space+tech" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/sc/38/rc/1/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/sc/38/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/sc/38/rc/2/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/sc/38/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/sc/38/rc/3/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/sc/38/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/191801240772/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/381e3b2f/a2t.img" border="0"/>
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