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Meet the Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of the Space RaceRichard Branson and other adventurers take on the final frontier.

ByCarren Jao

This story appears in theOctober 2014issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

Call it the New Space Age. There's a reignited fervor for all things extraterrestrial, and entrepreneurs are leading the charge. From zero-gravity tourism to satellite and software development, themed entertainment and beyond, commercial enterprises are capitalizing on opportunities in the burgeoning space industry. As costly and risky as these endeavors may be, the possibility for reward is out of this world.

Almost half a century after Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, entrepreneurs are titillating the public's imagination with extraterrestrial possibilities once again.

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