space travel
‘Other wannabe Putins await to sow death and destruction’ 

‘Other wannabe Putins await to sow death and destruction’
Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
28 Apr 2022
Predictions and events: what will happen in 2022?

Predictions and events: what will happen in 2022?
The new year brings a controversial World Cup in Qatar, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and more hybrid working
3 Jan 2022
James Webb Space Telescope: a new window on the cosmos

James Webb Space Telescope: a new window on the cosmos
If all goes to plan, the JWST will be launched this month
10 Dec 2021
Prince William and the billionaire space race’s climate problem

Prince William and the billionaire space race’s climate problem
Carbon emissions of four space tourists ‘up to 100 times more’ than passenger on long-haul flight
14 Oct 2021
Billionaires in space: essential innovation or ‘costly vanity project’?

Billionaires in space: essential innovation or ‘costly vanity project’?
‘One very small step for mankind, one giant ego trip for Jeff Bezos’
30 Jul 2021
Russia and China joining forces to build first Moon base

Russia and China joining forces to build first Moon base
Lunar pact represents ‘all kinds of security threats’ to UK and US, expert warns
11 Mar 2021
New news, equality in space and small talk

New news, equality in space and small talk
Will new TV news channels threaten impartiality? Is space the final frontier for disability? And do we really need lessons in chit-chat?
19 Feb 2021

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How the ESA’s space hoover works

How the ESA’s space hoover works
The space agency’s robot debris collector is set for its first mission in 2025
10 Dec 2019
The last man on the moon: Remembering Gene Cernan

The last man on the moon: Remembering Gene Cernan
A tribute to the late American astronaut and his outstanding accomplishments
26 Jan 2017