Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
SpaceX is responsible for over half of all global launches, meaning that countries all over the world are reliant on Elon Musk’s rockets to reach space and low-Earth orbit. Quinn Slobodian explains how other countries and the European Union are looking to build alternatives.
Learn more: foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/spacex-elon-musk-geopolitics-ai-x-quinn-slobodian
SpaceX is responsible for over half of all global launches, meaning that countries all over the world are reliant on Elon Musk’s rockets to reach space and low-Earth orbit. Quinn Slobodian explains how other countries and the European Union are looking to build alternatives.
Learn more: foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/spacex-elon-musk-geopolitics-ai-x-quinn-slobodian










