This is the second in a series of Nikkei Asia articles on the players, possibilities and problems of the new era in space. Read the first story, on the race back to the moon, here.
In Oita Prefecture on Japan's southern island of Kyushu, the local airport is rebranding as a spaceport for midair rocket launches. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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