The new space race: This time it's companies against countries

By: Eve IRVINE Follow 1 min

With new technology and reusable rockets, going into outer space is getting cheaper. Today it's no longer just countries but rather companies that are elbowing their way into the lucrative space market. Self-made billionaires are ratcheting up world firsts and it’s now a private company that is carrying cargo to the International Space Station for the agency that first put a man on the moon.