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Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy in April 2023. T. Schneider/Shutterstock

April 14, 2023

Virgin Orbit bankruptcy: why the UK’s spaceport industry may still have a bright future

Steffi Paladini, Birmingham City University

Space flight has always been risky.

Artist’s impression of Tiangong, Alejo Miranda/Shutterstock

May 13, 2021

Tiangong: China may gain a monopoly on space stations ‑ here’s what to expect

Steffi Paladini, Birmingham City University

China’s leading role in the new space race could have a positive effect on geopolitics and science alike.

Une fusée Long March-5, transportant un orbiteur, un atterrisseur et un rover dans le cadre de la mission Tianwen-1 vers Mars, décolle du centre de lancement spatial de Wenchang, dans la province de Hainan, au sud de la Chine, le 23 juillet 2020. Noel Celis/AFP

February 19, 2021

Pourquoi la Chine tient tant à gagner la nouvelle course aux étoiles

Steffi Paladini, Birmingham City University

Pour la Chine, la conquête spatiale est un objectif qui s’inscrit pleinement dans sa stratégie de puissance globale.

An artist’s illustration of the aeroshell containing NASA’s Perseverance rover guiding itself towards the surface of Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech

February 4, 2021

Mars: The Conversation Weekly podcast explores why three missions are about to reach the red planet

Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Plus what protesters in Belarus want to happen next. Episode 1 of The Conversation’s new weekly podcast.

All eyes on Mars. Kevin Gill/Flickr

February 4, 2021

How Mars became the prize for the new space race – and why China is hellbent on winning it

Steffi Paladini, Birmingham City University

India has already managed what China has not.

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