In the medieval times, cartographers used to draw illustrations of dragons and other mythological creatures on uncharted areas of maps. “Here be dragons” they wrote. But when enterprising individuals, backed by the state, ventured into the unknown, they did not encounter dragons — instead, they found opportunities. As an outgrowth of nationalism, leading industrial powers fell in love with the idea of planting their national flag all over the map and that race changed the world order forever.
Now, there is an ongoing space race between global powers, also driven by nationalism (and military necessities) despite multi-national collaborations. There is nothing
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