February
First private spacecraft lands on the moon
A successful touchdown by Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander heralds a more commercial era for space exploration.
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- Peggy Hollinger and Clive Cookson
August 2023
How humans will colonise the moon – and when it will happen
While the world was distracted by Putin and Trump, India pulled off a lunar landing. But with six nations and two billionaires eyeing up the opportunities, what will our first off-world settlement look like?
- Boris Starling
April 2023
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
The rocket company spun off from the billionaire’s spaceflight company has already sacked most of its staff after failing to raise money from investors.
- Joey Roulette
March 2021
NASA sent a secret message to Mars
Engineers hinted they had hidden a code in the parachute that landed the Perseverance rover. Within hours, puzzle enthusiasts cracked it.
- Kenneth Chang
December 2019
The bold master plan of Jeff Bezos
The take-no-prisoners Amazon founder may have 'won capitalism' – but for one of the world's wealthiest men, space has always been the final frontier.
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- Franklin Foer
August 2019
- Opinion
- Space
Space investing faces obstacle in China-Taiwan stoush
Investors focused on the potential riches of moon exploration shouldn't underestimate the ramifications of a 1967 treaty and its signatories.
- Stirling Larkin