Space is no longer the preserve of states. Private operators are everywhere. In a recently published book, former banker and Space Athletics Federation co-founder Raphael Röttgen argues space is the new frontier for investors — as long as they are passionate, have the right connections, and sufficiently deep pockets. $46 billion (CHF41 billion): that is the estimated value of SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk, which now transports astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and which has already raised $5.5 billion through investment funds. See https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/
