My research explores how gender, race, and class shape state identity and behaviour in the space sector. My work is multidisciplinary, studying how state identity is constructed through history and popular culture, maintained through boundary-drawing practices, and demonstrated in policy and action. I will explore the narrative of a congested, competitive, and contested space arena and reveal that this narrative, along with current state aims of exploration and extraction, are shaped by patriarchal, colonial, and capitalist norms.