As the global balance of power increasingly pivots beyond Earth's atmosphere, the intersection of geopolitics and space exploration has never been more consequential. Under President Donald Trump’s renewed administration, sweeping economic reforms—including broad-based tariffs and nationalist industrial policies—are being paired with ambitious declarations of space supremacy. At the same time, China is asserting itself as a formidable rival, advancing its lunar objectives and asserting strategic goals in cislunar space. In this new era of great power competition, space is no longer the final frontier; it is a central stage for geopolitical rivalry.#trump #space #china