Posts tagged "space race"

As the world’s economy spirals downward, the space sector offers an example of how businesses can rise above pressing challenges.

There are more than one million bits of space junk in Earth’s orbit, including working and broken satellites and bits of old rockets.

Aussie co-working space Stone & Chalk is broadening its horizons, opening a new spacetech hub in Adelaide and furthering the local industry.

Who gets to decide what can be launched into space? In Australia, it depends on regulations that are currently under review.

The growing number of small satellites in orbit presents some challenges, such as interference with communication networks and the buildup of space junk.

Virgin founder Richard Branson might be about to beat Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to the punch by launching himself into space.

Melissa de Zwart, University of Adelaide

For the past 20 years, Australia has attempted to stake its claim in the lucrative commercial sp…

Richard Branson says it could be just a matter of months before he embarks upon his first space trip.