Space wars

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many joint space programmes have been put on hold. What is the future for international space exploration and collaboration?

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As space science matures and accelerates, the time has come for a democratically accountable UN to moderate human activity beyond Earth.

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If spacefaring nations can set aside geopolitics, the hope and cooperation that characterised the dawn of the space age will come to the fore once again.

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Responsibility for cleaning up space can be modelled on strategies to mitigate climate change.

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International agreement on a peace treaty for outer space has been lacking for decades. A new working group is attempting a different path.

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China has launched the first stages of its space station. International projects selected to come aboard may be ready to fly from late 2022.

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As global tensions rise, India’s burgeoning space programme could become a tool for peace.

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International law was rocked by the introduction of the Artemis Accords, an agreement that allows mining on the Moon in support of scientific missions.

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The DART mission to redirect an asteroid is billed as potentially planet-saving. But in the wrong hands it has seriously destructive potential.

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