The telecom sector – specifically the wireless service providers – has been on the move this week on news that T-Mobile US (TMUS) and Sprint (S) are once again getting close to a merger. These rumors have been floating around Wall Street for over a year now and the speculations have always proved to be premature. Whether or not we’re hearing truth or fiction this time around, there’s no question the speculation has given three of the biggest players in the space a much-needed short-term boost.

Back in 1961, President Kennedy made it a goal of the United States to put a man on the moon by the end of that decade. Incredibly, the nation did it. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon. The next-generation innovations that came out of the space race were amazing. Now that we’ve conquered the moon, the new space explorers and some private corporation visionaries have their sights set on Mars. It’s not too soon to start thinking about how we can make money off of this trend.