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How a clash of cultures — and geostrategic interests — sank a German-Chinese joint venture competing in the new space race
‘Silicon Valley Iron Man’ is under pressure over satellites as Chinese rivals close in on Tesla
Italian astronaut talks to the FT about life on the International Space Station, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the dangers of space junk
Britain looks to channel £750mn budget set aside for Earth observation programme elsewhere if Brussels blocks it
‘We are devastated … but we have something precious to preserve’
Data sharing is a valuable intelligence source — but civilians risk becoming targets
Nasa’s gamble to issue contract to private sector could herald a radical change in costs of living and working in space
A failure to regulate low Earth orbit could have disastrous consequences
The cost of launching humans into space is hard to justify as unmanned trips get faster, cheaper and safer
How Beijing got ahead in hypersonic weapons
Japanese prefecture famed for hot springs will be base for Virgin Orbit of the US
Decision illustrates that fallout from the invasion of Ukraine has spread to space
Bharti Enterprises chief warns satellite manufacturing may not move despite government’s $500mn investment
If you can buy a home in the metaverse, why not on the moon?
Agency warns over the impact of plan to launch 30,000 more satellites into orbit
Prolific backer of blank cheque companies departs board of Richard Branson’s space travel venture
Hype around SpaceX may drive demand for a few momentum stocks, but the landscape is fairly barren
Brussels seeks standalone coverage despite internal watchdog previously raising doubts over proposals
Greg Wyler says E-Space’s vast ‘mesh’ network will clean up debris and bring it back to earth
Richard Branson’s parent group forced to inject up to $100m for merger with Spac to go ahead
Tech entrepreneur says space ‘is extremely enormous’ with room for ‘tens of billions’ of satellites
Criticism comes after Beijing’s UN mission says SpaceX Starlink satellites nearly hit space station
Elon Musk’s clout in commercial satellites could give him a strong voice on global norms
Billionaire’s thousands of satellites risk crowding other operators out of low earth orbits
Without better regulation of space, we risk turning Earth’s celestial neighbourhood into a junk yard
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