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Silicon Valley enters the space race

Silicon Valley enters the space race

Update: 2025-07-31
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin may garner lots of attention, but there are a growing number of tech companies now chasing commercial and defense opportunities in space. And they’re ratcheting up the competition for longtime contractors who sell to the federal government. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly sits down with Rob Geckle, the CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, to discuss Silicon Valley breaking into the defense business, the U.S. space race with China and looming federal budget cuts.




Steven Overly is the host of POLITICO Tech and covers the intersection of politics and technology.


Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy and producer of POLITICO Tech.




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Silicon Valley enters the space race

Silicon Valley enters the space race

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