“The AI Race Will Extend Far Beyond Earth” by AI Frontiers

Subtitle: AI is poised to accelerate the industrialization of space. The nation that leads in AI might secure control of the space frontier before rivals realize it's too late to catch up. Daniel King, Research Fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation and Laura Hiscott, Staff Writer for AI Frontiers — October 8, 2026 The opening moves to industrialize space will look like a string of ordinary business decisions. Consider a space-services company that begins assembling solar arrays in orbit. It supplies power to its customers but also to itself. To keep installations running, it sends a