Unlike the Cold War, when space was primarily the sole province of the United States and the Soviet Union, today “many European nations plus Japan, China and India and more than 40 countries are spacefaring with satellites, probes, and sometimes human travelers.

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2108121/barrett-points-to-recent-activities-as-a-clear-example-for-why-the-us-space-for/ Charles Pope