The politics of the new space race
Tim Marshall’s The Future of Geography shows how great powers – and Elon Musk – are looking to the stars…
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Discover our collection of articles, providing fascinating insights into space exploration and the wonders of the universe.
UK Space Agency security chief: “Space is a ubiquitous enabler for modern life”
Stephen Straughan discusses how a major cyberattack on space-based services could cause chaos.
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Orbiting debris is making satellite missions uninsurable
More than six decades of exploration have left space with a problem: trash.
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To realise political unity, humankind must look to the starry heavens
Nasa’s James Webb telescope reminds us how astronomy has shaped the modern world.
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“The space economy will be huge”: the woman helping to keep Britain in the new space race
Philippa Davies, head of engineering at Reaction Engines, is helping build the technology behind a new economy.
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J is for Jeff Bezos: The sky was no longer the limit for the billionaire flying high on Amazon’s pandemic bounce
“Best day ever!” cried the Amazon founder when he returned from his space flight.
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The Batman complex: why billionaires need to stop seeing themselves as superheroes
The human race won’t be saved by space travel, but by far less headline-grabbing interventions.
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Fifty years on, is there any point in returning to the moon?
Going to the Moon is a bit like going south with Ernest Shackleton to the Pole, or rowing across the…
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