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The Final Frontier

The Final Frontier
Mises Wire Robert P. Murphy
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With its successful venture into Earth’s orbit, SpaceShipOne has clinched the privately funded $10 million “X Prize” and has excited everyone from potential investors to serious scientists to Star Trek geeks. (I consider myself a member of all three categories.) Beyond the obvious implications, the episode illustrates several lessons from political economy. [Full article]

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