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A vast and barren lakebed in eastern Nevada has become an unexpected battleground in a spaceflight vs. battery tech showdown. A portion of land slated for lithium mining in the state is no longer free for development after federal forces intervened. But extraction companies and Republican lawmakers want to reverse the decision.

The federal space agency emerged as an unlikely mining opponent when company claims were set to interfere with the land it relies on for satellite calibration.