Frontier-technology markets are too narrow — here’s how to widen them0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 24, 2026

Public money does more than support frontier technologies, it helps to shape the markets that grow around them. Through decisions on contracts, grants, benchmarks, infrastructure and purchasing routes, governments influence which firms learn first, which systems are adopted and whether markets stay open or closed. Governments must recognize their role in shaping future competition in