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A long exposure image of an Atlas V heavy lift rocket launch from Cape Canaveral as seen from Indiatlantic Beach in Florida.
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking comes via ChinaTechNews.com.