Today is Saturday, June 8th.

Experts say we're living in a new space age,

the third space age to be exact,

and that realize it or not, our everyday lives

are impacted by it.

From smartphones and weather forecasts

to banking and even national security.

So what defines this third space age?

And why does it matter?

The author of a new report from the American Enterprise Institute is here to explain it all.

Space and defense expert Todd Harrison is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute,

which is a center-right think tank based in Washington, D.C.

Today Harrison explains why the U. the US has an opportunity now to maintain

its lead in space despite China's efforts and to set the rules that will impact the world

for years to come. Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday,

when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news.

Don't forget to tune in every Monday through

Friday for our regular episodes where we provide all the days news in 10 minutes. I'm

Erica Mandy. It's now time for today's special edition Saturday.

Todd Harrison thank you so much for joining us here on the newsworthy.

Good to be here.

So, before we dive into the report, I want to start with the big picture.

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