February 2023
Cultivating cultural memory as Asgardians
... goal worth aiming for. Competitive space The dream of space also has to acknowledge the realities of space The dream of space also has to acknowledge the realities of space, the drive to win the ‘space race’ and the competition between companies and...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
... the development of our MIURA 5 orbital launcher. But this launch also establishes PLD Space as a frontrunner in the European space race. We ventured into space, fueled more by determination than resources, yet we triumphed and the team’s elation was...
July 2020
Trailblazing STEM education
... process of transformation commenced to ensure that the “Virginia Air & Space Center would not be just a nice place, but an essential ...Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, said of the ‘human computers’ such as Johnson, ...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... for all humankind. Young people are more impressed with today’s space rush than their counterparts probably were with the first space race. The positive impacts space can have on humanity, in terms of economics and environmental sustainability...
26 February 2018
Why do we go into space?
... the famous flight of Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961. This flight, which was part of a Cold War “space race” between two governments, culminated with humans walking on the Moon more than 50 years ago – and once...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
... who seem convinced that the mission is a signal to China. “In a way the Indian mission will trigger an Asian space race and do not be surprised if China starts planning to launch multiple satellites in one shot only to beat India,’’ observed...
