June 2015
Space, secular stagnation, and the economic crisis
... ignored in economic policy since the mid 1960s. The Johnson administration decisively turned away from the space race and its associated technology investment in 1967 by explicitly rejecting NASA’s post Apollo plans. This has not...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
...landing and intact recovery of the payload if required. Skyrora XL Space is quickly becoming a critical part of our everyday lives and ...to press on with its vision for the new commercial Space Race. About the author Daniel Smith attended law school in...
24 June 2022
UK to lead review of space legislation and financial support for debris removal
...that will enable safe spacecraft operations and incentivise the sustainable use of space. “A ‘wild west’ space race without effective regulation risks a growing crisis of debris in space,” said UK science minister George Freeman during the 4th Summit...
26 August 2016
ESA Director General To Meet Press at IAC 2016
... 1.0 was the time of astronomy (and astrology). After that came Space 2.0, when the space race saw launches of Vostok and Apollo. The International Space Station was built during Space 3.0, the same era when international cooperation became vital...
26 June 2017
Degree options for those seeking a future in the space programme
... programme is a dream for many. While the days of the great Space Race are long behind us, space is still an incredibly exciting prospect. There are untold worlds and universes to explore and new discoveries to be made. ...
16 April 2020
China in Space
...clear to point out that there is no hint of another space race and that China will move forward at its own pace. ... photos, most of which – in stark contrast to books on western space programmes – will be new to the majority of readers. As with most...
