A US intelligence agency has partnered with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a vast network of spy satellites, according to exclusive reporting by Reuters, and sparking criticism from rival space powers China and Russia. What does this new agreement mean for the global space race? 

In this episode: 

• Joey Roulette (@joroulette), Reuters Space Reporter 

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra and Chloe K. Li with our host Malika Bilal. Fahrinisa Campana fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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