LISTEN: America vs China — Inside the second space race

/ April 17, 2026

Ben and Correspondent John Seward host the show from the Space Symposium conference in Colorado.

They break down U.S.-China competition in space, the possibility of bases and nuclear reactors on the moon, the coming space economy, and much more.

Then, Jeff Thornburg, the CEO and co-founder of Portal Space Systems, joins the show to talk about dynamic space operations and how the recent Artemis mission has reignited Americans’ fascination with space.

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