THE REALITY OF SPACEX IN THE US SPACE POLICY FROM AN ASTROPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVE

NEW ERA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL RESEARCHES . 2026. Vol. 11. No. 32. P. 1–17.

Seyedi Asl S., DEMIDOV D. M.

In recent years, several nations, including China, India, Japan, and developing countries like Iran, have made significant advancements in their space research sectors. Only Russia and the United States consider themselves the foremost space powers, allocating billions annually to sustain their equipment and information dominance. However, in less than ten years, space and its mineral and energy resources seem to be the focus of massive competitions between great powers, creating new intersections between corporations and governments, and, of course, between corporations and governments. A new breed of astropolitical competitions will result from this. Consequently, geopolitical certainty on Earth and the strategic equations of the space realm can be reinterpreted. On the other hand, the United States dedicates a significant portion of its military and research budget to the United States Space Research Organization, or NASA, for this astropolitical conflict.

Keywords: Geopolitics, Space,Cosmos, Competition,Astropolitics, USA, SpaceX