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
By Sara Sirota and Ryan Grim, Published by The Intercept, 25 May 2021 Bezos’s Blue Origin lost its bid for a major NASA contract to Elon Musk, but the Senate is ordering the agency to give a second one now. Now that Jeff Bezos’s space flight company Blue Origin has
By Paul Brinkmannm, Published by Space Daily, 7 May 2021 Washington DC (UPI) - Two space companies that are protesting NASA's $2.9 billion lunar contract award to SpaceX allege the deal would make future moon landings more risky, while the claims leave the timetable for a crewed mission in limbo.
