The Cosmic Crossroads: Greed, Salvation, and the Future of Space Stations
In the shadow of this impending void, whispers emerge of new stations, not one but many, each vying for dominion over low-Earth orbit. Private enterprises-some obscure, others titanic-have stepped forward, their ambitions as vast as the cosmos itself. There is Vast Space, whose name seems almost mocking in its audacity; there is Axiom Space, promising continuity where chaos looms. Then comes Orbital Reef, a coalition that reads like a roll call of modern gods: Boeing, Redwire, Sierra Space, and Blue Origin-the latter born from the inexhaustible coffers of Jeff Bezos, who wields wealth as though it were a divine mandate.