By Eloise Marais, Published by The Conversation, 19 July 2021 The commercial race to get tourists to space is heating up between Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson and former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. On Sunday 11 July, Branson ascended 80 km to reach the edge of space in his
By Katharine Gammon, Published by the Guardian, 19 July 2021 One rocket launch produces up to 300 tons of carbon dioxide into the upper atmosphere where it can remain for years Last week Virgin Galactic took Richard Branson past the edge of space, roughly 86 km up – part of
By Issam Ahmed, Published by Phys.org, 18 July 2021 After years of waiting, Richard Branson's journey to space this month on a Virgin Galactic vessel was supposed to be a triumphant homecoming. Instead, the jaunt attracted significant criticism—about its carbon footprint. With Jeff Bezos set to launch on a Blue
By Paul Brinkmann, Published by Space Daily, 14 July 2021 Orlando FL (SPX) - Rocket launches and spacecraft landings will be tracked and monitored along with airplane traffic to enhance safety in a new program announced Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA hopes the new space tracking system,
By Paris Marx, Published by Jacobin, 13 July 2021 The space race playing out among billionaires like Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk has little to do with science — it’s a PR-driven spectacle designed to distract us from the disasters capitalism is causing here on Earth. On June
By Mark Sweney and agencies, Published by the Guardian, 2 July 2021 Virgin Galactic founder has announced he will take off on board the next test flight on 11 July Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.Branson’s Virgin Galactic company announced on
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 7 June 2021 When defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere, they leave behind chemicals that could damage the ozone layer and affect how much light Earth absorbs. Chemicals released as defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere could damage Earth’s protective ozone layer if plans
By Alex Hern, UK technology editor, Published by the Guardian, 7 June 2021 As Amazon founder prepares to jet off in his Blue Origin vessel, can he compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX? Every billionaire needs something to spend their fortunes on. For Howard Hughes, it was the Spruce Goose; for
