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Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how
Blue Origin’s NS-31 flight lifted off on April 14, 2025. Justin Hamel/Getty Images Betsy Pudliner, University of Wisconsin-Stout…
Why we are so scared of space – and how this fear can drive conspiracy theories
klyaksun/Shutterstock Tony Milligan, King’s College London There are many home-grown problems on Earth, but there’s still time to…
Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think
Frame Stock Footage / Shutterstock Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University Could humans expand out beyond their homeworld and…
A billionaire and an engineer have completed the first private spacewalk. But this isn’t just a vanity project
Gail Iles, RMIT University Two astronauts have carried out the first-ever commercial spacewalk, using new less-bulky spacesuits designed…
Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before
Spacewalks are among the more dangerous activities associated with human spaceflight. Ignatiev/E+ via Getty Images Chris Impey, University…
Stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts to stay six more months in space – what this means for the future of commercial spaceflight
The Boeing Starliner docked with the International Space Station on July 3 2024, during the latest mission. Nasa…
If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA
Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further…
Earth Is Surrounded by Space Trash. How Do We Get Rid of Them?
The space around Earth is increasingly cluttered with discarded rocket bodies, mission-related debris, and thousands of satellites, many…
Was going to space a good idea?
NASA Alice Gorman, Flinders University In 1963, six years after the first satellite was launched, editors from the…
Can I Go to Space as a Tourist Someday?
You may have heard stories of billionaires and some lucky and deserving individuals heading out into the so-called…