Elon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to?The last time I saw Laura Grego was in a tent in a baking field on the Welsh...
Read MoreElon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to?The last time I saw Laura Grego was in a tent in a baking field on the Welsh...
Read MoreToday, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentiallySome reports suggest that by the end of this decade there could more than 60,000...
Read MoreAarti Holla-Maini of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is primed to spot a potential planetary strike – and a year ago, she thought the moment had comeThe UN official had trained for this moment. She had run drills and...
Read MoreSatellite launch company hunts for funding lifeline following failed attempt from UK soilVirgin Orbit has paused its operations and furloughed its workforce as it hunts for a funding lifeline.The satellite launch company, based...
Read MoreBid for 20% of OneWeb to replace Galileo after Brexit ‘looks like nationalism trumping industrial policy’The UK government’s plan to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in a satellite broadband company has...
Read MorePM and chancellor back purchase of 20% stake in troubled US operator OneWebBritain has begun the process of purchasing its own satellite navigation system for defence and critical national infrastructure purposes, according to...
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