The development of fully reusable rockets, like SpaceX’s Starship, is set to drastically reduce the cost of space travel, making it more accessible than ever before.
Future missions plan to mine asteroids for precious metals and water, potentially turning space into a new frontier for resource extraction.
NASA and international partners are building the Lunar Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve as a staging point for missions to the lunar surface and beyond.
Researchers are exploring ways to create artificial gravity on spacecraft using rotating habitats, which could help mitigate the health effects of long-term weightlessness.
Autonomous robots and AI are becoming crucial in space exploration, performing tasks and gathering data in environments too dangerous for humans.