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5 Tiny Countries With Big Space Dreams
5 Tiny Countries With Big Space Dreams
Do you know what that spacecraft is? It's one of the old Soviet space shuttles, and it never would have gotten built without the help of one the tiny countries on our list. Can you guess which one? Read more »

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  • 10: The X Prize and Other Awards
  • 9: Bigelow Aerospace
  • 8: The Ultrawealthy
  • 7: Virgin Galactic
  • 6: Governments and Space Agencies
  • 5: Blue Origin
  • 4: Lockheed Martin, Boeing and United Launch Alliance
  • 3: Sierra Nevada Space Systems
  • 2: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
  • 1: Orbital Sciences Corp.
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