“The incoming head of the European Space Agency said in a published interview that the International Space Station* should be opened up to astronauts from India and China,” Reuters reports. “The $100 billion space station, visible from Earth to the naked eye, is a habitable research outpost backed by 15 countries including the United States, … Continue reading
Moscow could propose to China and India to create a joint manned orbital station at the summit of the BRICS emerging economies in Russia’s Ufa in July, a document drafted by the expert council at Russia’s military and industrial commission said on Tuesday. The experts recommend “working out the possibilities of an international manned project … Continue reading
Google wants to ‘hitch its wagon to a star’ to beam internet access to the farthest corners of the world. So the tech giant, along with Fidelity, has invested $1 billion in the private exploration company, SpaceX. Google and Fidelity will collectively own just under 10 percent of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), founded by Elon … Continue reading